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    Letter from the Chair Fall 2020
    November 24, 2020 by

    I don’t have to tell you that the last few months have been a challenge. Our alumni are out there, across the country and the world, dealing with All the Things: disrupted child care arrangements, sudden work disruptions, illness, uncertainty, grief. Back here in the English Department, we are wrapping up a semester unlike any […]

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  • Faculty Favorites
    October 20, 2020 by

    While virtual learning provides a myriad of obstacles, one thing we have been particularly missing here at #bsuenglish is our faculty-student connections. In attempt to strength the bonds between our students and their professors, we present Faculty Favorites! Here, our College of Sciences and Humanities professors will be sharing everything and anything that they’ve been […]

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  • New Faculty Profile: Dr. Suban Nur Cooley
    October 8, 2020 by

    Suban Nur Cooley received her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Michigan State University in June 2020. She joins Ball State University to teach courses in the Departments of both English and Women’s and Gender Studies. Her dissertation research was a multi-location geographic comparative study which focused on elder women of the Somali diaspora and […]

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  • The class you’ve been looking for!
    September 14, 2020 by

    Seats still available in ENG 375 with Prof. Kathryn Gardiner in Fall 2021! Students in this immersive-learning course will be responsible for the digital community of Ball State Anthropology, English, History, Modern Languages and Classics, and Philosophy and Religious Studies, via social media, blog, weekly digest emails, a semi-annual alumni newsletter, etc. You will have […]

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  • You Should Join Writers’ Community!
    October 18, 2018 by

    By: Rachael Carmichael  Come to Ball State University’s Writers’ Community and share your work with others in an encouraging environment. It’s a close-knit club, and the vibe is always positive. A unique experience  The Writers’ Community shares various forms and genres, from poetry and parts of novels, to song lyrics and short stories. Writers are […]

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  • Welcome Prof. John Carter
    October 4, 2018 by

    John Carter is a 2018 graduate of Ball State University, where he earned his Master of Arts in Creative Writing and where he also holds a B.A. in English—Creative Writing with a Professional Writing Minor. He’s interested in using description and lyricism to bring a love of nature, farming, and the rural American Midwest to […]

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  • September Good News: Publishing Frenzy!
    October 2, 2018 by

    Faculty News Prof. Emily Rutter’s The Blues Muse: Race, Gender, and Musical Celebrity in American Poetry (University of Alabama Press) is now in print! Order it now! Prof. Deborah Mix’s Approaches to Teaching the Works of Gertrude Stein, co-edited with Logan Esdale of Chapman University, is finally in print! Order it now! Prof. Michael Begnal’s […]

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