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  • Alec Brenneman: English to Alternative Medicine
    January 22, 2019 by

    Alec Brenneman graduated from Ball State in 2011 with a BA in English/CW. He later went to Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and received a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM). He now works at Lotus Wellness Center on White River Boulevard in Muncie. You’re our first alum that we know who is working […]

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  • #bsuenglish and the Snows of January
    January 18, 2019 by

    Welcome to the first “Retweet Rapport,” a weekly review of what #bsuenglish is talking about. Most English majors are introverts, and introverts hate small talk. We’d rather talk about more important things… Like the weather! Now that Muncie is a snow globe, tell us what you like to do on snow days! Do you get […]

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  • Come to Our Career Class: #bsuenglishworks
    January 15, 2019 by

    This semester, Prof. Cathy Day is teaching a special topics course entitled “Careers for English Majors.” Even if you’re not in the course, you can come to hear guest speakers and other presentations billed as “open sessions.” Undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the English department are all welcome. Freelance Editor Gretchen Stelter, “Making Books […]

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  • A New Minor at Ball State: African-American Studies
    January 8, 2019 by

    By Vanessa Haro-Miracle The Co-Directors The African-American Studies minor at Ball State is still pretty new, but its co-directors, Dr. Emily Rutter and Dr. Kiesha Warren-Gordon, are committed to bringing this course of study to as many students at Ball State as possible, no matter their major. Dr. Emily Rutter is the author of two […]

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  • Shirley Brice Heath: “The Future of English”
    December 6, 2018 by

    What does it mean for millions of people to learn English for a global market when the humanities are so undervalued within academia? Additionally, what are the responsibilities of English departments in this increasingly anglophone world? Dr. Shirley Brice Heath will address such concerns in her presentation “The Future of English” on Friday, December 14 […]

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  • Ball State #CUPSI Team Selected, and More!
    December 4, 2018 by

    This November was full of good news–from presentations and invitations to the Ball State #CUPSI team being selected to move forward in their competition. Read on to learn more. Faculty Prof. Sreyoshi Sarkar published an article titled “The Art of Postcolonial Resistance and Multispecies Storytelling in Malik Sajad’s Graphic Novel Munnu: A Boy From Kashmir” […]

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  • Roy Weaver: A Life of Leadership
    November 27, 2018 by

    Interim Dean Roy Weaver has spent nearly 28 years in the Office of the Dean of Teachers College. He was associate dean for 10 years, dean for 16 years, and is currently in his second year as interim dean. He earned a B.S. in English from Ball State in 1968 before earning a M.A.E. in 1971 from […]

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  • Pilgrim Souls: Taylor Baugh
    November 25, 2018 by

    Taylor Baugh: Former Editor of the Digital Literature Review What’s a pilgrim souls? Yeats might say that it’s who we really are, not who we pretend to be. We say it’s someone who isn’t afraid to admit they’re searching, a current student who is on a path, but doesn’t know exactly where it will lead. By: Marisa […]

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