Creative Writing… Visiting poet set to visit campus 26 Apr 2016 Award winning poet, author of many collections, and director of the Southern Illinois University MFA Program in Creative Writing, Allison Joseph, set to visit The University of Scranton on April…
Opportunities for English & Theatre Majors… Silicon Valley Looking for Poets & Writers, Says Washington Post 11 Apr 2016 The next wave of computer engineering is going to involve writers, especially poets and novelists, some observers of Silicon Valley to The Washington Post. As the Post's Elizabeth Dwoskin puts it: "Behind…
Opportunities for English & Theatre Majors… Chronicle Explains Why Theatre Majors are Vital in the Digital Age 10 Apr 2016April 11, 2016 Why Theater Majors are Vital in the Digital Age
Acting/Performance… New Theatre Production under way 8 Apr 2016 Casting is complete for the upcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Guest Artist Jennifer Rhoads in her Royal Theatre/University Players debut, features…
Amye Archer… Writing center coordinator nominated for Pulitzer Prize 8 Apr 2016 A big CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Writing Center Coordinator, Amye Archer. The author of "Fat Girl, Skinny", was recently nominated for the memoir/ non-fiction Pulitzer Prize. To read more…
Academics… A Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors 6 Apr 2016 Dr. David Muller, dean of medical education at Mount Sinai, believes that including in each medical school class some students who have a strong background in the humanities makes traditional…
Academics… Brian Sibley’s thoughts on business and politics, the arts, the practice of marketing/PR/communications, and other change-related topics 6 Apr 2016 9 Ways a Theatre Degree Trumps a Business Degree Some of you may know this about me, some may not. Despite having spent the last 15 years as a…
Faculty News… Friedman presents paper at annual Shakespeare Conference 4 Apr 2016April 4, 2016 At the Shakespeare Association of America Conference, held March 23-26, 2016 in New Orleans, LA, I presented a paper entitled, “Keep your head”: Almereyda’s Cymbeline and “The Legend of Sleepy…
