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Amaris Feland Ketcham
Amaris Feland Ketcham is an Associate Professor in the University of New Mexico’s Honors College. As a writer and artist, Amaris explores the combination of text, image, and place. She has written two poetry books, A Poetic Inventory of the Sandia Mountains and Glitches in the FBI; a camping guide to New Mexico, Best Tent Camping: New Mexico; and a graphic…
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Chosen Companions of the Goblin: Kathryn Smith
June 22, 2020
MFA alum, Kathryn Smith’s debut poetry collection, Chosen Companions of the Goblin, won the 2018 Open Country Chapbook Contest which was chosen by Heather Cahoon. The collection was published in 2019 by Open Country Press.
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Happy Like This: Ashley Wurzbacher
2010 MFA graduate in fiction, Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut short story collection Happy Like This, won the John Simmons Iowa Short Fiction award and was published by the University of Iowa Press in October 2019. The collection features some stories from her thesis from her time at Eastern’s MFA program!
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Pencils Down Virtual Symposium: June 18, 2020
June 15, 2020 by Sam Buzby
Student Symposium: “Pencils Down: Confronting Hate with, and in, the Humanities” Event Date and Time: June 18, 2020, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Event Address: Online Even in times of enormous social need, the Humanities too frequently take their responsibilities to confront hatred and iniquity in society, along with their potential to address social justice,…
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Professor Judy Rohrer’s “White Supremacy is the Deeper Virus”
Judy Rohrer, PhD reminds us, “Before we act as accomplices, we need to listen. And I mean really listen hard, especially to young leaders of color.”
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English Student Spotlight: Drew Larson
June 2, 2020 by Sam Buzby
English Student Spotlight: Drew Larson BA in Journalism: News Editorial BS in Journalism: Public Relations 2020 CALE Dean’s Student Excellence Award Recipient Drew Larson is a student with a BA in Journalism, News Editorial Emphasis and the BS in Journalism, with a Public Relations Emphasis; he graduates in June, 2020. How is the English program…
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English Student Spotlight: Brittany Copeland
June 1, 2020 by Sam Buzby
Student Spotlight: Brittany Copeland BAE English Secondary Education Brittany Copeland is a student in the EWU Teacher Preparation Program majoring in Secondary English Education. She graduates in Spring 2020. What projects have you worked on that you would like to highlight? I am so excited to have the opportunity to continue to work with my…
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English Student Spotlight: Raghda Al Hmeyrat
May 29, 2020 by Sam Buzby
Student Spotlight: Raghda Al Hmeyrat M.A. Rhetoric and Technical Communication Raghda Al Hmeyrat is a graduate student in the MA in English with Emphasis in Rhetoric and Technical Communication Program. She graduates in June 2020. Do you have any exciting projects that you are currently working on or past projects that you want to highlight…
[Read more]COVID-19 Reveals Viral Discrimination, Higher Ed Should Pay Attention
May 28, 2020
An article by our director, Judy Rohrer, PhD, titled “COVID-19 Reveals Viral Discrimination, Higher Ed Should Pay Attention” was published by “Diverse Issues in Higher Education” this week. Rohrer writes, “People are still saying “the virus doesn’t discriminate,” in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. We are not equally “all in this together.” The…
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Join Us for Our Virtual Convocation
May 27, 2020
Join us for our virtual convocation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 27. Program The Star Spangled Banner – Lyrics: F. S. Key/J.S. Smith: music The EWU Symphonic Choir Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah, Conductor When You Wish Upon a Star – Ned Washington/Leigh Harline Adam Shiner, voice Don Goodwin, piano Etude No. 8 – N. Kapustin Stephanie Zickau, piano Gaztelu – S. Jenkins…
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