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  • Good News April: Finish Strong
    April 14, 2020 by

    We know it has been a strange, difficult couple of weeks. As the semester draws to a close, we wanted to share some good news from our community to help boost morale. April saw plenty of awards, several new publications, and a number of career updates that we wanted to celebrate with you. Faculty Prof. […]

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  • Kelly Watson: Building a Career in Education
    November 7, 2019 by

    Kelly Watson graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in English/Language Arts Education. She also earned a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies from Ball State. Kelly is now an eighth grade English teacher at Fishers Jr. High in Fishers, Indiana. She is the Project Coordinator for the Educators’ Institute […]

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  • Sigma Tau Delta is Going to St. Louis, and More!
    February 5, 2019 by

    This January was full of good news–from films and festivals to Sigma Tau Delta saving for St. Louis. Read on to learn more. Faculty Prof. Emily Ruth Rutter was awarded the John Coates Next Generation Award for her book Invisible Ball of Dreams: Literary Representations of Baseball behind the Color Line (University of Mississippi Press, […]

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  • So the Story Goes: A Conference for Future Educators
    January 29, 2019 by

    For the first time ever, a committee of Ball State’s English Education Club is organizing a one-day conference. They want to foster professional development not just within their own program, but all secondary education programs at Ball State. So the Story Goes: A Conference for Future Educators will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from […]

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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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  • 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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  • The hits keep coming: English MVPs
    May 8, 2018 by

    Two months of good news means double the accomplishments for our #BSUEnglish faculty, students, and alumni! Please note the actual baseball references below. Faculty Good News On April 20, four English faculty were nominated as BSU Softball’s MVPs (Most Valuable Professors): Adrienne Bliss, Kathryn Ludwig, Katherine Greene, and Brianna Mauk. Prof. Katy Didden won a Junior […]

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