Jobs for English Majors… Jobs for English Majors 13 Mar 2017March 13, 2017 Here is a helpful link for current English majors and those considering majoring in English: https://corriganliteraryreview.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/want-a-job-with-that-english-degree/ Link provided by Dr. Teresa Grettano
Academics… Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society Convention 3 Jun 2016June 3, 2016 Sigma Tau Delta held its annual convention on March 2-6, this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where three of our student members traveled to read their original work: Elizabeth Polishan, "Mythology…
Awards… “English and Medicine, This Student Reflects on Doing Both” 12 May 2016 Congratulations to one of our very own, Courtney Potteiger, who has won the J.J. Quinn Award with the following essay. A Formula for Greatness: English and Medicine I vividly remember…
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
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,…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing The “War for Talent” in Tech Has Moved to the Humanities, Says Forbes Editor 3 Sep 2015 George Anders of Forbes argues at length that the "second wave" of the technological revolution is upon us and that it is the humanities-educated rather than the technical-educated who are most responsible…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing An Argument for the Usefulness of the Liberal Arts in the Tech World 30 Aug 2015 Dartmouth Professor Cecilia Gaposhkin has written an op-ed for The Washington Post that traces the historical reasons for getting a liberal arts education and identifies why liberal arts majors continue…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing One Med School’s Commitment to Accepting English & Humanities Majors 28 May 2015 Mt. Sinai Medical School in New York City has had a special admissions program designed to recruit English and humanities majors for almost 30 years. As a recent article describes…
