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Scanlon Talks about Class Tour of Whitman’s Home, Literary Tourism on ‘With Good Reason’
Professor of English Mara Scanlon appeared on an episode of With Good Reason radio called “Beyond the Book-Whitmaniacs.” Scanlon told the show’s host about taking her class of self-proclaimed “Whitmaniacs” to the Walt Whitman house in Camden, New Jersey. She says her students were awestruck by being in the intimate spaces where Whitman lived and breathed […]
Mary Cheney, ENLI ’21, Wins Fulbright Award
Mary Cheney, English B.A. with a minor in linguistics ’21, M.Ed. ’22, who will head to South Korea on prestigious Fulbright Award! Linguistics Associate Professor Janie Lee supported Cheney’s Korean teaching interests. UMW Grads Win Fulbright Awards to Teach Overseas
Fallon Leads Student Research into Writing Systems and Database Development in UMW Summer Institute
Paul Fallon, Associate Professor of Linguistics, has led student research inventory and database of writing systems in UMW’s first Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Institute (AHSSSI). The event concludes with presentations of research results of their monthlong research projects. The event, beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley […]