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If you have questions about the majors in English and English: Creative Writing and/or the minors in English Literature and Linguistics, please join us for this upcoming information session. It will begin with a discussion of doing one of these majors and competing the secondary education program in the College of Education, followed by a […]

Panelists: Lindsey Kowaki, Oliva Lehman and Colleen Cosgriff   UMW Creative Writing Alumni will discuss life after graduation, career choices, and writing practices, and they will read a selection of their creative work.  Q&A with the audience will follow.   139 Combs Hall For more information, contact Professor Laura Bylenok at lbylenok@umw.edu

Brenta Blevins, "(Dis)Embodiment in Mixed Reality Protests: Tradition and Novelty in Embodied Rhetoric"   212 Monroe Hall

Marco Millones Mayer, "Zooming in the long tail: an urban hierarchy model to guide public policy in and uneven geography context"   212 Monroe Hall

Join us for a panel on the ongoing protests in Iran triggered by the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini in police custody. For four weeks now, women have been protesting dress and behavior rules despite the government locking down access to the internet and social media. Panelists: Ms. Leila Asadi, Activist and Scholar Dr. […]

Susan Fernsebner, "Draw a Person: Child Psychology, Children’s Drawings, and Play in 1920s China   212 Monroe Hall

Paul Fallon and Marcus Leppanen will discuss AHSSI projects: "Writing Systems Inventory Database." Paul D. Fallon, Associate Professor of Linguistics. "Effects of Mindful Attention on Memory: An Eye tracking Investigation." Marcus Leppanen, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science.

Antonio Barrenechea, "One Hemisphere, Many Nations: An Intellectual History of Literature of the Americas"   212 Monroe Hall

Speaker: Dr. Sejuti Das Gupta Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University Making Ends Meet This research, undertaken during the pandemic, examines how women workers and employers have navigated the informal economic sector in Michigan and assesses employment strategies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sejuti Das Gupta received her PhD in Political […]

Shumona Dasgupta, "Affective Cartographies/A Sea of Stories: Diasporic Oceanic Memory in Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies"   212 Monroe Hall