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Welcome to the University of Scranton English and Theatre Blog. Here we post the most current new related to our English and theatre department at the University of Scranton. You will hear that we study Chaucer, Shakespeare, Julia Alvarez, Lighting Design, the Rhetoric of 9/11, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poetry, Creative…Continue reading “Featured Content”

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Visiting Assistant Professor Joins the University’s English & Theatre Department

Dr. Iheoma Nwachukwu joined the English & Theatre department as a Visiting Assistant Professor and began teaching for us this…

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University Alumn Publishes Book

Congratulations to University of Scranton Alumn, Elizabeth Polishan (’17) on the publication of her first book, “A Little Book of…

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Dr. Madeline B. Gangnes joins the University’s English and Theatre Department

Dr. Gangnes joined the English & Theatre department and began teaching for us this Fall semester. She conducts research and…

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“No matter who you are and no matter what you’re doing, the things that we write and read actually affect who we are and the world around us. They not only show us what’s happening in our own lives and what’s happening outside in the world, but they actually show us that we do have an impact. So if that’s not motivation enough to be an English major, I don’t know what is.”

Dr. Bille R. Tadros, Assistant Professor of English

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Alex Wasalinko and Chaucer’s Friar Celebrate Student Scholarship

13 May 2015May 13, 2015
When the University of Scranton held its 15th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars, Sophomore Alex Wasalinko presented her paper "Friar of the For-Profit Order." In her paper, Alex looks at…
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Sigma Tau Delta Officers Host Induction

12 May 2015
On Mother's Day, May 10, the officers of Sigma Tau Delta welcomed new members to our Mu Omicron chapter and celebrated the year's achievements: the annual convention in Albuquerque, round…
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Sigma Tau Delta Members at Riverside

12 May 2015May 12, 2015
  Photos from the Poetry Month Project our chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (the English Honor Society) held at Riverside Middle School, in Taylor PA--thanks to Alex Wasalinko for setting…
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Graduating Senior Laura Fay Selected for Highly Competitive Teach for America Position

8 May 2015May 8, 2015
Laura Fay, an English minor and editor-in-chief of our college newspaper, The Aquinas, reports that she has been selected for the Teach for America program and will have the opportunity to…
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Senior Ben Turcea Wins Fulbright to Teach English in Mongolia

8 May 2015
We're proud to announce that graduating International Studies major (and English minor) Ben Turcea has won a prestigious Fulbright grant. Fulbrights are national awards funded by the federal government to promote…
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Graduating Senior Nick Healey Joins Navy

7 May 2015May 8, 2015
Graduating senior Nick Healey is using his degree in English in what might seem surprising fashion: he's joining the Navy. As Nick describes it, "My post graduation plans are to…
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Rising Senior Olivia Gillespie Wins President’s Fellowship for Summer Research

5 May 2015
Congratulations to Olivia Gillespie (BA, English, 2016) for winning one of the university's competitive Summer Research Fellowships. The grant provides her with funds to live on campus over the summer,…
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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…
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Graduating Senior Dan Crawford Lands Teaching Position at St. Joe’s Prep

27 Apr 2015
Dan Crawford, a Senior English major, has been awarded the privilege to teach English for the next academic year at Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. As a part of…
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Alum Ashley Teatum Wins Honorable Mention in Flash Fiction Contest

21 Apr 2015April 22, 2015
Ashley Teatum, (BA, English, 2009), currently working as an entrepreneur in an on-line editing company, is also still flexing her creative writing muscles. In that light, she recently received honorable…

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