Student Newspaper Honors Conseula Francis and Alison Piepmeier
The College of Charleston’s student run magazine–The Yard–recently published an inspiring piece on the two beloved colleagues we lost this year. Courtney Eker and Justine Hall write in “Our Wonder...
View ArticleEnglish Majors Garruzzo and Rink Present at the Citadel
Those who teach writing often find themselves invoking analogies to try and describe a certain skill. Create a “quote sandwich” we say to students in first-year academic writing. Or perhaps the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, John Keats!
We all know that October 31st is Halloween, but did you know it was also John Keats’s birthday? In English 350, Keats, we celebrated both in style by having cupcakes and reading the decidedly macabre...
View ArticleEnglish Major Cathy Keaton Featured in The College Today
The College Today published a feature on English major Cathy Keaton and her success pursuing a degree as a nontraditional student. Senior Citizen Pursues Lifelong Goal to Earn Degree
View ArticleEnglish Major Elizabeth Torpey to Present at Coker College
English major Elizabeth Torpey will present a paper this month at the Coker Humanities Undergraduate Conference at Coker College in Hartsville, SC. In her paper, “Golden Worlds: A Pastoral Paradise,”...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do With an English Major?
It’s a question that all of us book nerds have asked at some point in our lives. Contrary to popular belief, the answer is A LOT. On Wednesday, April 29th, 6:30-8:30 in Alumni Center (EHHP), Sigma...
View ArticleS.C. War Veterans Use Poetry for Healing in New Reading Group
Professors William Russell (English) and Bryan Ganaway (Honors College) recently established a reading group for area veterans, as reported in the Charleston Post and Courier:...
View ArticleUsing the 6-Word Memoir in the Writing Center
This post was originally published in the Palmetto State Writing Association’s digital newsletter by Bonnie Devet, Director of the College of Charleston’s Writing Lab with consultants Will Allen, Jalen...
View ArticleCreative Writing and Creative Consulting
Michael Hals, a sophomore English major with a Creative Writing concentration, started working this year as a consultant in the College’s Writing Lab, though he doesn’t often get to work with clients...
View ArticleProfessor Susan Farrell Publishes New Book on American War Literature
What does 9/11 have to do with World War I? What connects Delillo to Hemingway? Is there a tradition of war-writing in America? Just released from Camden House Press is Susan Farrell’s new book,...
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