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  • #BSUEnglish and the Career Search
    February 22, 2019 by

    We’re back with another Retweet Rapport! See how a bunch of introverts rocked the networking scene at the career fair this week. Stay tuned for who won the #bsuenglish Tweet of the Week! First, we got ourselves geared up for the career fair. Without the careers class, I wouldn’t be doing half of what I’ve […]

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  • #bsuenglishworks: What’s in a Degree?
    February 12, 2019 by

    By Marisa Sloan Welcome back to our careers class, English majors! So now that we’ve established that you need to find what you want from a career rather than mold yourself into one, it’s time to address the obstacles to finding that fulfillment. There is no linear path Whether you’re relatively early in your college career […]

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  • Cardinal Directions: Jerome Megna
    November 13, 2018 by

    Jerome Megna received his B.A. in English and Philosophy from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, and his M.A. in Linguistics and English and American Literature from New York University. In 1969, he was offered a doctoral fellowship in English here at Ball State University. While here, he taught and worked on his dissertation: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath. […]

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  • Yes, You Should Major in Rhetoric and Writing
    November 11, 2018 by

    Learn about one of Ball State English’s least understood, but most practical concentrations: rhetoric and writing. by Ben Sapet  You might have seen some of the writing and rhetoric buzz words like discourse, theory, and even rhetoric itself, and been left scratching your head—and you wouldn’t be alone. I spent my entire first semester and a half […]

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  • Are you ready for Career Week?
    November 5, 2014 by

    The English Department, with the help of the Career Center, is hosting a Career Week for English majors, minors, and graduate students (heck, alums can come, too) on November 10-14, 2014. To do list: Check out this link to the schedule and lots of resources. Share the link to this blog post with your fellow English […]

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