Ball State English Department

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  • Morgan Aprill
    September 29, 2015 by

    Grad School Confidential is a new series featuring students who have made the transition from undergraduate to graduate school. Morgan Aprill, who studied literature as an undergrad, is now a graduate student in the Intensive English Institute here at Ball State University.  When I first graduated in May of this year, I didn’t think I’d […]

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  • Michael Begnal
    September 25, 2015 by

    Michael Begnal received his BA from Penn State University, and went on to earn his MFA from North Carolina State University. This semester he is teaching four sections of Eng 103: Rhetoric and Writing.  How would you describe yourself as a teacher? I tend to combine a number of different modes, variously employing Socratic seminar-style discussion, […]

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  • Career Week 2015
    September 22, 2015 by

    Next Monday (9/28) is the start of our annual Career Week, five days of informative sessions, visiting stars to steer by, and future-altering talks that are sure to boost your confidence and further prepare you for the real world. There’s something for everyone, from day one’s session with Professor Day, where she’ll offer an overview of […]

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  • The Faces Behind #bsuenglish: Meet Our Public Relations Team
    September 11, 2015 by

    You love #bsuenglish, don’t you? We tweet funny things, introduce you to new literature loving friends, keep you updated on events happening in/around the department. We’re like that somewhat off-her-rocker Aunt who pops up occasionally to give you really good advice, except we don’t ask a million questions about your love life. But when @bsuenglish tweets at […]

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  • Emily Rutter
    September 8, 2015 by

    Dr. Rutter received her BA in History from UNC-Chapel Hill, then went on to earn her MA in English from North Carolina State University. She then earned her Ph.D. in English from Duquesne University. This semester, she is teaching one section of ENG 230 Reading and Writing About Literature and one section of ENG 250 […]

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  • Summer
    September 4, 2015 by

    In the latest installment of the “Good News” series, the Ball State English department highlights the accomplishments of our faculty and students.  Dr. Susanna Benko spent much of her summer working on a research project with her colleagues, Dr. Serena Salloum (Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Ball State) and Dr. Emily Hodge (Assistant Professor […]

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  • Emily Scalzo
    September 1, 2015 by

    John Joseph Adams is fairly well known in science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction literary communities for his anthologies. Several are on my ever-growing to-read list, but when I first heard about Other Worlds Than These: Stories of Parallel Worlds, it made the top of my list. I was not disappointed. Difficult to classify in […]

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