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Welcome to the University of Scranton English and Theatre Blog.

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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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Joe Koivisto (English ’09) Helps Spark Innovation in Museum Work

8 Jan 2015January 8, 2015
University of Scranton English major Joe Koivisto ('09) went on to earn his Masters in Library Science. He recently played a key role in an innovative approach to using crowd-sourcing…
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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
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Prof. Stephen Whittaker on the Art of Rhetoric…and the Capacity to Focus

4 Jan 2015February 12, 2015
See Dr. Stephen Whittaker's Huffington Post essay on how studying rhetoric can help you in ways you might never have imagined. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-whittaker/a-cure-for-microwave-spec_b_5545346.html
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