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Sigma Tau Delta thrives in the virtual world: In addition to staying active as an organization during the pandemic, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society recently inducted new members in a Zoom ceremony.
"I felt like i was returning home": Florida State University invited students who earned their degrees in Spring 2020 to return for a in-person ceremony, and English majors reveled in the experience.
At 101, Tallahassee resident Vivian Allen becomes honorary English department faculty member: The realization of a lifelong dream is something most people aspire to achieve but not everyone experiences.
Turning the Department of English green and gold: The department's sustainability efforts earned the highest designation from Florida State University’s Green Office Certification Program.
Juli Delgado Lopera is guest author for LMC Program and Diversity Committee reading, Q&A: Jeannine Ortega, a fourth-year Literature, Media, and Culture doctoral student, worked with multiple department representatives and campus organizations to arrange the event.
Jerome Stern Series entertains during spring semester with virtual Jerome at Home: The Spring 2021 Jerome Stern Distinguished Writers Series highlights English graduate students’ and professors’ literary work and will be presented online via Zoom every Tuesday night throughout the semester.
SER hosts annual fundraiser, issue release party with Jerome Stern Series and Midtown Reader: This year's celebration is a virtual get-together, but the readings and festivities remain just as powerful and entertaining.
FSU's Reading-Writing Center and Digital Studio earn national certification for supporting students: FSU's Reading-Writing Center and Digital Studio earned national certification in December 2019 for the work tutors and consultants offer to the campus community.
Ethnofuturisms Symposium brings in scholars for two days of discussions, workshops, and readings: The term “ethnofuturisms” refers to the ways in which marginalized groups are able to re-imagine their identities in society through various forms of literature.
Before the reading comes the author's introduction: Several English doctoral students talk about the process of introducing someone and being introduced before a Tuesday night reading at The Bark.
Spring Series lineup packed with superb writers: The Spring 2020 Jerome Stern Distinguished Writers Series readings take place every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at The Bark on 507 All Saints St. The lineup includes poets, one of whom won the 2018 Florida Book Award, an FSU alum with a debut story collection, and a Pulitzer Prize winner in nonfiction.
Queer Studies Reading group brings a diverse selection of texts to the discussion table: The English department's Queer Studies Reading group is “an interdisciplinary, discussion-based group that investigates reading relevant to the field of queer studies and transgender studies."
Department of English announces new fellowships: The Pridmore Distinguished Fellows in Literary History will provide additional financial support for five years of doctoral study for up to five doctoral students.
FSU's Reading-Writing Center teaches students skills they can use with all classroom projects: New RWC coordinator Jude Marr brings a varied academic background and familiarity with many types of writing to help students become better writers in general, not just with academics.
The Southeast Review moves toward more online publishing under new editor-in-chief Zach Linge: With a new vision, editors for The Southeast Review looks ahead with the aim to make the journal's content more accessible to readers.
Honor society Sigma Tau Delta and its members spread their appreciation for the written word: Sigma Tau Delta focuses on the success of its members by promoting community involvement and their love of literacy. FSU's chapter, Rho Epsilon, represents the English department.
English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta celebrates graduating and new members at pinning ceremony: The Florida State University scholar society inducted seven new members.
Word of South festival showcases the depth and breadth of talent in FSU's English department: Many FSU English professors and English alumni give readings and show their love of literature at the Word of South festival, which is marking its fifth year as an arts and culture event in Tallahassee.
The great evolution: Technology in Florida State's Department of English, 10 years in the making: Over the past decade, technological advances and updates in the Williams Building have moved the English department forward, with SMART Boards and an Egan Board providing more flexible classroom spaces.
Cathy Barrios helps to put undergraduate students on a successful and enjoyable career path: Cathy Barrios's support comes in many forms: advising students about potential internship, career, and campus involvement opportunities; hosting events on campus to ensure students have access to the Career Center’s services; sitting on panels to offer in-person advice for students; and even visiting classes to speak with students in a more informal way.
Jarmal Desire guides students on their academic paths as well as their personal journeys: When advising students in the English department, Jarmal Desire not only guides students in the path they want to take for their future, but he also advises them to look outside their schooling. With Advising First information, he is often prepared to make students aware of the different resources available to them.
FSU's Winter Theory Institute 2019 conference explores themes of “Control”: The Society for Critical Exchange is relocating this year’s annual Winter Theory Institute conference from the organization’s home base in Victoria, Texas, to Tallahassee, Florida, specifically the Department of English at Florida State University. As co-hosts, SCE and the Literature, Media, and Culture Program of the English department say that even though the conference site is different, the event’s atmosphere will be the same: intense.
The Southeast Review's content expands under Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Chan's leadership: The Southeast Review has always been a literary gem in the English department, but current Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Chan is curating content to reflect the diversity in the writing world.
Get a bite of the English department's literary life at The Bark: Students, faculty members, and Tallahassee locals can find different, creative ways to spend a Tuesday evening in the capital city. If a night of literary readings, a pleasant crowd, and delicious food sounds appealing, then The Bark at 8 p.m. is a good place and time to settle in.
A new perspective: Literature, Media, and Culture at FSU:The Department of English prides itself on offering students the most innovative scholarly programs with courses that cover a wide range of fields such as women’s studies, poetic technique, critical theory, film studies, and visual rhetoric, among others.
Job placement resources offer English graduate students tools necessary to improve future options: The English department's Job Placement Committee and Placement Practicum course focus on preparing graduate students for the job search process.
Digital Studio is back, ready to help FSU students: Consultants assist undergraduate and graduate students who are working on digital projects and specialize in assistance geared toward completing assignments in English classes.
FSU's RWC and DS tutors available for students: The Reading-Writing Center and Digital Studio tutors will help you with your class assignments and projects. Online appointments are now available.
Online support continues to be option for students: FSU’s Reading-Writing Center tutors and Digital Studio consultants are available to guide students through any questions they have about writing or digital projects.
"An English major walks into a comedy club...": FSU students who major in English have found funny ways to combine their studies with their funny sides.
FSU's Digital Studio hosts its annual symposium: The day-long symposium will allow visitors to see the different ways that students are creating digital projects now and where digital work is headed for the future.
Rhetoric and Composition faculty and students welcome visiting scholar Morris Young to campus: Young, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, presented his paper titled “The Rhetorical Legacies of Chinese Exclusion: Appeals, Protests, and Becoming Chinese American.” Young also spoke about his past and future research interests.
Jerome Stern Distinguished Writers Series begins: Gather weekly at The Bark restaurant to feed your creative cravings.
Jerome Stern Distinguished Writers Series is "quality guaranteed": Parking spots are going to be tough to find outside The Bark on Tuesday nights through the end of April.
FSU, Newberry Center alliance strengthens research opportunities: The Newberry Center, an independent research library in Chicago since 1887, works with an international consortium of universities in North America and the United Kingdom.
David Kirby leads a joyful appreciation for the power of poetry: FSU English Professor David Kirby coordinated and led the first-ever “Poetry Celebrates,” an event aimed at inspiring and encouraging poetry that celebrates the shared and unique experiences humanity encounters.
Literary reading groups add depth and value to the research process: Students who are earning advanced academic degrees find many ways to enhance their research and scholarship.
Poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt visits the English department: The English department’s Literature and Creative Writing Programs are co-sponsoring Burt’s visit to give a talk titled “Why Songs Are Poems, Why Songs Are Not Poems, and Why On Earth We Can’t Stop Asking” and a reading of her own poetry.