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  • Interesting Times in Higher Education
    March 13, 2026 by

    Variable winds, occasional dark clouds, and we all ponder what is on the horizon. However, as a creative scholar and writer, I know everything is a metaphor, and those winds could fly a colorful kite; the clouds could bring a refreshing rain; a sunrise may be on the horizon, or at least a sailing ship…come […]

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  • Her Dream Job? Telling the Ball State Story
    March 11, 2026 by

    Jennifer Criss is a content strategist and writer at Ball State University in marketing and communications. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English in 1998 and a graduate degree in emerging media design and development (both degrees at Ball State) in 2023. You can connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn.  What does a “content strategist” do?  […]

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  • Good News!
    February 17, 2026 by

    FACULTY Molly Ferguson: Her new book, Banshees, Hags, and Changelings: Feminist Folklore Transformations in Irish Writing, is just out from Syracuse University Press. You can read an excerpt on their blog. Sean Lovelace published three works of flash fiction in Frigg Magazine.  Danielle Curry published her short story “Storm on the Horizon” in Women Speak […]

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  • Rani Deighe Crowe on Safety State
    September 17, 2024 by

    One of our professors Rani Deighe Crowe has recently seen great success with her short film, Safety State. It involves “A near-future road trip where a lesbian and a gay couple flee to a safe state in dystopian America.” (from IndieGogo). It has currently been screened at over 40 film festivals and other venues. Below […]

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  • Ben Bascom on his new book!
    July 1, 2024 by

    Ben Bascom has recently published his new book Feeling Singular, the following is a short interview offering some insight into its making. Have you been eager to see this idea realized? I’m thrilled to have finished Feeling Singular: Queer Masculinities in the Early United States, which began as a dissertation for my PhD at the […]

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  • Jeff Spanke: Fulbright Scholar!
    April 9, 2024 by

    The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. It is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. As a Fulbrighter, one will join the ranks of many distinguished program participants. Alumni have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, […]

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  • BSU English Three Minute Thesis Winners
    February 26, 2024 by

    The University of Queensland originally developed the Three Minute Thesis in 2008. While many theses can take hours to present, this competition calls upon contestants to deliver one in three minutes. It is not an exercise that aims to trivialize research, rather, it challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so that a […]

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  • Good News
    February 7, 2024 by

    🎉 ALUMNI 🎉 Amelia Brewers recently began working as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for The Children’s TherAplay Foundation, Inc. a nonprofit in Carmel, IN that utilizes the movement of a horse as a treatment tool in physical, occupational, and speech therapies. Amelia graduated in 2023 with a BA and MA in Literature, thanks to […]

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  • New Faculty Bio: Kelsey Timmerman
    November 16, 2023 by

    Kelsey Timmerman has reported from more than 60 countries on issues including globalization, modern-day slavery, poverty, philanthropy, and the global agriculture and garment industries. He’s the author of the “Where am I?” series, a forthcoming book on regenerative agriculture, and the co-founder of The Facing Project, a national storytelling initiative. What English classes do you […]

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