From the Directors: We’d like to encourage you to attend a special DePaul performance of Edward Albee’s play *At Home at the Zoo* on Friday, October 8th. The Office of Student Life has arranged for a special price for anyone with DePaul ID: $15 includes a ticket to the show and pizza beforehand. The show…Continue reading English Department Event: At Home At the Zoo Performance
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Letter from the Directors: Welcome to Autumn Quarter 2010
On behalf of the entire graduate faculty in the Department of English, we would like to welcome the nearly 70 of you who began your master’s studies this month, and to the over 200 students who are returning to DePaul after a summer away from graduate classes. We extend to you a warm “Welcome back!”…Continue reading Letter from the Directors: Welcome to Autumn Quarter 2010
EGSA: A Year in Review
On behalf of the other committee members, I would like to tell you about The English Graduate Student Association. The group was formed in Fall 2009 to bring together English and Writing and Publishing students, enhancing the experience of the students in both programs through social and cultural events in and around Chicago. In the…Continue reading EGSA: A Year in Review
Meet the New Faculty: David Welch
Professor David Welch has been on the English Department faculty since 2008, but he is teaching his first graduate class this year. David Welch is a recipient of the Hill-Kohn Prize from the Academy of American Poets and former Poetry Editor of Black Warrior Review. His poems have appeared in journals including AGNI Online, Kenyon…Continue reading Meet the New Faculty: David Welch
Meet the GAs: Sarah Gagle
Sarah is a first-year M.A.E. student and a Graduate Assistant in the Writing Center. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN in 2006, where she majored in English Literature. For the past four years, Sarah has been teaching reading and writing in Bronx, New York while also earning her M.A. in…Continue reading Meet the GAs: Sarah Gagle
Call for Papers: Graduate Renaissance Conference
The Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies is pleased to announce: Call for Papers for the 2011 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Deadline for submissions: October 15, 2010 Conference dates: January 27-29, 2011 www.newberry.org/renaissance/conf-inst/gradstudents.html PDF flyer printable in color or black-and-white. Please distribute and post. We invite abstracts for 15-minute papers from master’s or Ph.D. students…Continue reading Call for Papers: Graduate Renaissance Conference
Dan Stolar Reading: A Review
Dan Stolar read some of his new fiction, entitled “Hymie and Ruth,” on Tuesday May 25, 2010. Josh Covell, an MAWP student, writes his thoughts on the new story. Josh is graduating from the program in June. With a whiteboard of Yiddish translations behind him, Professor Dan Stolar was brave enough to give a reading…Continue reading Dan Stolar Reading: A Review
Ex Libris to Move
Ex Libris, DePaul’s Graduate English Newsletter, is making a move to WordPress and the blogosphere. Stay tuned for more updates as Molly, the graduate assistant, figures all this stuff out. For now, you can find out about events, classes, and news at the old Ex Libris site here. As you can see, our Flickr page…Continue reading Ex Libris to Move