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  • October Good News: A Great Month for Publishing
    October 29, 2019 by

    It’s getting cold out there, #bsuenglish! Hopefully, you’ll find some warmth in all the good news from our faculty, alumni, and students. Read on to hear about an impressive amount of publishings, our Practical Criticism Midwest event, and what your peers are up to! Faculty Emeritus faculty member Prof. Joe Trimmer received two awards at […]

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  • Stargazing at Star Party 2019
    September 24, 2019 by

    Earlier this month, students, organizations, and faculty involved in the humanities at Ball State gathered in the Studebaker East multi-purpose room for Star Party, the activity fair for introverts. In just one year, Star Party doubled its attendance, from 50 guests in 2018 to 117 in 2019! As we all enjoyed free pizza, we heard […]

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  • August Good News – Faculty
    August 29, 2019 by

    Many great things happened to our faculty over the summer! Read below to find out more about what they have published and presented. Faculty Good News Prof. Mark Neely’s latest poetry manuscript, Ticker, was one of three finalists for Southern Indiana Review Press’s Michael Waters Poetry Award. It was also a semi-finalist for the Lexi […]

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  • Writing Project Grant (and more February Good News)
    March 15, 2017 by

    The Indiana Writing Project directed by Professor Susanna Benko was recently awarded a $20,000 grant for the College Ready Writers Program, sponsored by the National Writing Project. This program focuses on teaching argument writing in middle and secondary classrooms. The grant money will be used to invest in 12-16 experienced middle and high school Writing Project […]

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  • Summer Good News
    September 9, 2016 by

    Summer has been a busy time for Ball State faculty, students, and alumni alike! Read more to find out what these Ball State affiliates have been up to. Prof. Katy Didden earned a fellowship to attend the prestigious Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference in Middlebury, VT. She will be co-facilitating a workshop with poet Alan Shapiro, […]

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  • Women’s Week: “Celebrating Variety” through Sister Cis-ter
    March 24, 2015 by

    In case you didn’t already know, March is National Women’s History Month. And during the last week of the month, Ball State’s Women’s and Gender Studies program celebrates the achievements and experiences of women through lectures, critical discussions, theatrical performances, and more! Since this year’s theme is “Celebrating Variety,” those involved in Women’s Week hope to […]

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  • Want to spend a semester in New York City?
    February 11, 2015 by

    Brandon Buechley is a Creative Writing major at Ball State University. He recently took part in the New York Arts Program, where he worked with DAW Books, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House. He also worked with the Manhattan-based Guerrilla Lit Reading Series. We had the opportunity to talk to Brandon about his internship experience in New York […]

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  • Digest: what’s happening Oct. 6-12
    October 3, 2014 by

    Welcome to the English department digest. Published on Fridays, the digest provides a comprehensive list of events for the upcoming week. If you need to look further ahead, be sure to check out our calendar. Week of October 6-12 Wednesday, October 8th Mike Young, Gene Kwak, Peter Davis, and Austin Hayden will read at Village […]

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