Current Department News… Current Department News 27 Sep 2017September 27, 2017 Please join us as we celebrate Scranton Reads 2017!! Please see the list of Events2017 leading the a lecture/discussion on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 @ 12:15pm. Joseph Kraus, Ph.D., professor…
Creative Writing… Prof. Kraus Talks about Revision 29 Sep 2016 Having trouble cutting that long essay down? Want to put it on a word diet? Prof. Kraus has recently shared his "Fifteen Percent Rule" on revision with Hofstra Magazine's Windmill blog. (It's adapted…
Faculty News… Dr. Kraus Elected President of Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature 24 Sep 2015 Prof. Joe Kraus has recently been elected president of MELUS, the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States. MELUS is the largest society dedicated to that…
Faculty News… Applying to College Shouldn’t Be Like Being on “The Bachelor,” Says Dr. Kraus 24 Sep 2015 Our own Prof. Kraus has just published an op-ed about what he sees as the over-pressurized business of applying to college. It's like being a contestant on The Bachelor, he suggests,…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Publishes Flash Fiction/Prose Poem in “Flare” 1 May 2015 Joe Kraus, who teaches creative nonfiction writing as part of the creative writing faculty, has just published a prose poem/flash fiction piece called "Three Stories about My Body" in Flare, the literary…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Publishes Essay on Honors Education & Its Jesuit Connection 2 Apr 2015 Prof. Joe Kraus, who also directs the University honors program, has an essay forthcoming in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of The Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council in which he…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Talking on Jewish Gangsters in Literature & Film at MELUS Conference in April 17 Mar 2015March 17, 2015 Prof. Joe Kraus will be delivering his paper, "Escaping the Frame-Up: Theorizing the Jewish Gangster as a Sign of Self-Erasure" at the MELUS (Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States) Conference…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Presenting Paper on Jewish Gangsters at Multi-Ethnic Literature Conference 19 Feb 2015 Professor of English Joe Kraus will be presenting his paper, "Escaping the Frame-Up: Theorizing the Jewish Gangster as a Sign of Self-Erasure" at the MELUS (Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United…
Faculty News… Majoring in the Liberal Arts is a good long-term investment, says Prof. Kraus 4 Jan 2015February 12, 2015 If you're looking for a value investment, says Prof. Kraus, English and other humanities majors may be the way for you to go. See his editorial at http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2014/07/a_college_education_is_an_inve.html
