Forms and proposals for Individual Studies are due FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 by 5:00 p.m. to Dr. Lorentzen. Contracts and proposals for Internships are due TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 by 5:00 p.m. to Dr. Richards. See Guidelines and Forms tab above for further details and samples. … [Read more...]
Christina Kakava Linguistics Speaker Series
October 19, 2013 by
On October 23 at 7:30 in the Great Hall, world-renowned linguist Deborah Tannen will inaugurate the newly christened Christina Kakava Linguistics Speaker Series, honoring our deceased, and highly beloved, UMW sociolinguist Dr. Kakava. Look under Linguistics: Linguistic Speaker Series above for details, or click on the slideshow image of Deborah Tannen to read a feature story about the event written by Jeanne Converse. … [Read more...]
Course Info for Registration
October 11, 2013 by
Look above under Courses: New and Upcoming Special Topics Courses for information on offerings in Spring 2014 that are not listed in the Undergraduate Catalogue. … [Read more...]
And it isn’t long, my pretty. It isn’t long.
August 24, 2013 by
DEADLINES APPROACHING for submitting your proposals for internships and individual studies! Please look above under Guidelines and Forms for details. Individual study proposals are due to Dr. Lorentzen by Friday, August 30! Internship proposals are due to Dr. Mathur by Tuesday, September 2! … [Read more...]
Some New Faces
August 24, 2013 by
Please join us in welcoming our new full-time faculty members in ELC: Professor Jon Pineda in Creative Writing and Professor Shumona Dasgupta in Postcolonial Studies! … [Read more...]
Academy of American Poets Prize!
April 12, 2013 by
Congratulations to Emily Humberson and Josh Roberts, who were chosen as recipients of the 2013 Poetry Society of Virginia's UMW Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets! And congratulations as well to Lizzie Greene, who was named as the runner-up. All winners were chosen by poet Catherine McDonald. … [Read more...]
Course Information for Registration
March 11, 2013 by
A new page under the Courses tab above, called "Upcoming New and Special Topics Courses," provides information for Summer and Fall 2013 sessions about courses that are not in the current catalogue. Please continue checking for updates. … [Read more...]
Poetry Prize Applications
March 11, 2013 by
Please consider applying for the Academy of American Poets Student Poetry Prize. Each applicant may submit three poems to Professor Claudia Emerson by Friday, March 22, for consideration. See posted flyers for details. … [Read more...]
Creative Writing Scholarship results
February 3, 2013 by
Congratulations to Haley Campbell! She is the 2013 winner of the Barbara Thomas Phillips Creative Writing Scholarship. Finalists are Lelia Barnes, Steve DeMetro, and Sarah Kelly. Please come see these writers reading from their work on February 7 at 5:00 in The Mansion. … [Read more...]
The 2012-13 Reading Series Kicks Off
October 1, 2012 by
Please join us at a reading by creative nonfiction writer B.J. Hollars, the first guest of the Reading Series sponsored by the Creative Writing concentration. The reading, followed by a reception and book signing, will be Thursday, October 4, at 5 p.m. in Combs 139. Mr. Hollars is the author of Thirteen Loops: Race, Violence, and the Last Lynching in America and other books, including the chapbook In Defense of Monsters. Volumes are available at the University Bookstore and will be on sale at the reading. … [Read more...]