Jordan Schultz, a May 2017 graduate with a major in English: Creative Writing, has been accepted into the M.F.A. program at the University of South Florida, starting in the fall of 2020 with full funding. … [Read more...]
LaMonica ’09 Successfully Defends Dissertation
January 27, 2020 by
Congratulations to Cle LaMonica, class of '09, successfully defended her dissertation at the University of Stockholm. Entitled "A Combined Perceptual and Acoustical Account of US Dialect Distance," the dissertation abstract and download link is available online. LaMonica was a linguistics special major and one of the students who took Professor Paul Fallon's seminar on Accents of English. … [Read more...]
English Alumna Publishes New Book
October 3, 2017 by
Congratulations to former English major Maura Way (UMW '94) whose poetry collection entitled _Another Bungalow_ was recently released by Press 53. … [Read more...]
Alum Wins Award
February 5, 2016 by
UMW alumna Gwynne Mapes ('08) won third place for best student abstract at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, for her paper "'Oh, and it’s got to be cut into four triangles, never in half': the role of negation in Bon Appétit’s 'Editor’s Letter.'" Gwynne is pursuing a PhD in linguistics at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Congratulations! … [Read more...]
English Grad Publishes Essay
October 3, 2014 by
Recent graduate Hannah Straton's essay, "A Manual for Fire and Stories," was just published in the online magazine Hippocampus Magazine: Memorable Creative Nonfiction. Excellent work, Hannah! Congratulations! … [Read more...]
English Alum Nominated for Emmy
September 15, 2014 by
Among the NOMINEES FOR THE 35th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES was UMW alumnus and former English major Alexander Cardia ('07). In the category of Outstanding Graphic Design & Art Direction, he was nominated for his animation and design work on Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle, produced by PBS. The awards will be presented on September 30. We congratulate Alex warmly on this honor. … [Read more...]