Hollis Cobb, a junior English major, was recently featured on the UMW Voice for his work initiating Bookmobile Fredericksburg, which partners with regional organizations to promote literacy, and his work rechartering The Aubade, UMW’s student literary magazine. UMW Gives Student’s Bookmobile Project a Lift
Barbara Thomas Phillips Scholarship in Creative Writing recipient (Augustus “Gus” Grohmann) and honorable mentions (Alyssa Brown and Emma Pillis) of the Barbara Thomas Phillips Scholarship in creative writing will read their work on Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m. in Combs 139.
This semester, English and Linguistics students continue to pursue high impact learning opportunities through independent studies and internships. Each semester and in summer, the Department of English and Linguistics offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to take individual studies in highly specialized courses that are designed by students in close collaboration with sponsoring faculty. Throughout the […]
The Department of English and Linguistics, which sponsors a chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the most prominent national literary honor society that recognizes students’ achievements in literary studies, inducted new members on April 30, 2021. Professor Gary Richards, Chair of the Department of English, and Linguistics, campus sponsor for Sigma Tau Delta, welcomed the new […]
The Department of English and Linguistics congratulates several graduates and alumni, who have shared graduate school acceptances and plans: Congratulations to Elizabeth “Beth” Kelly! A May 2021 graduate with a special major in Psycholinguistics, she has been accepted into the University of Colorado Boulder’s Speech-Language Pathology Prerequisite Program (SLPP). This one-year program offers eight different […]