Current Department News… Highlights from ATHE 2020 featuring our very own Dr. Hank Willenbrink 29 Mar 2021 Summer 2020, Dr. Willenbrink gave a panel discussion on Playwriting and Aesthetics and Why don't we talk about How beautiful our plays are anymore? Click here to read the article.…
Academics… Visiting Assistant Professor Joins the University’s English & Theatre Department 2 Dec 2020December 2, 2020 Dr. Iheoma Nwachukwu joined the English & Theatre department as a Visiting Assistant Professor and began teaching for us this Fall semester. Dr. Nwachukwu is a poet and fiction writer…
Alumni News… University Alumn Publishes Book 1 Dec 2020December 2, 2020 Congratulations to University of Scranton Alumn, Elizabeth Polishan ('17) on the publication of her first book, "A Little Book of Blooms", last month. Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the…
Academics… Dr. Madeline B. Gangnes joins the University’s English and Theatre Department 1 Dec 2020December 2, 2020 Dr. Gangnes joined the English & Theatre department and began teaching for us this Fall semester. She conducts research and teaches at the intersections of nineteenth-century British literature and culture,…
Alumni News… Dean Brain Conniff Joining English and Theatre Department 3 May 2019March 24, 2025 Brian Conniff, Ph.D., served the University for nine years as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will be stepping down from his position and following a year…
Bille R. Tadros… University of Scranton Sigma Tau Delta Round Table Discussion 8 Mar 2019 Members of the University of Scranton's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society, with support from the Jesuit Center, presented a round table discussion titled "'Peck Small Tracks':…
Current Department News… Dr. Hank Willenbrink Featured on the Impolite Conversation Podcast 8 Mar 2019March 8, 2019 Recently, Hank Willenbrink, Ph.D., associate professor of English and theatre at the University of Scranton, was a special guest on the Impolite Conversation podcast. The podcast can be found on…
Alumni News… Fall Esprit Reading 5 Dec 2018 Thursday, December 6, 2018 This Thursday Esprit is conducting their Fall issue reading, featuring newly selected writers, poets and photographers. The reading will take place at 8 p.m. in McDade…
Creative Writing… Esprit Deadline Quickly Approaching 17 Oct 2018October 17, 2018 October 26, 2018 is the deadline for submission to the Fall 2018 edition of Esprit. The publication is accepting submissions in poetry, prose, and visual art; all of which will be…
Acting/Performance… Fall 2018 University of Scranton Players’ Shows 19 Sep 2018September 26, 2018 For the fall of 2018 The University of Scranton Players are presenting two productions: The Laramie Project and The Beyoncé. The Laramie Project was originally written by Moisés Kaufman & The…
