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Professor Barry Faulk was recently a guest on Nole Edge, the official podcast of FSU's College of Arts and Sciences. In this episode, Faulk discusses his work on literature, music, pop culture, and their intersections.
FSU's Graduate School and Congress of Graduate Students honored Caroline Laganas, a doctoral student in Creative Writing-Poetry, and five other graduate students at the Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence.
The National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists recently selected doctoral student in Creative Writing Christell Victoria Roach, as a fellow of YoungArts to support her project to preserve legacies of historical communities.
The Center for Global Engagement presented the 2026 Global Citizen Award to Rhetoric and Composition doctoral student Milina Tuladhar, who is the president of the Nepalese Student Association.
The Center for Global Engagement presented Literature, Media, and Culture major Camille Pepper with its Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year, which celebrates students who lead on and beyond campus.
Rhetoric and Composition doctoral student Sophia Ziemer coordinated the 2026 Digital Symposium, with the theme of “Illuminations,” a space that now acts as a “living” museum and archive.
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Professor Christopher Okonkwo featured in Winter 2026 issue of Spectrum
Okonkwo grew up in Nigeria and earned his doctorate at FSU, and the magazine article highlights how he bridges historical, cultural, and literary connections through his teaching and award-winning research.
English-Editing, Writing, and Media major Maddox Goodman elected as Student Body Treasurer
Goodman was elected in the Spring 2026 semesterto serve in FSU’s Student Government Association. His English studies allow Goodman to focus on what he loves to do, write, while also preparing him for a future as an attorney.
2026 Festival of the Creative Arts Poets at the Party
Five Department of English graduate students brought their dishes of poetry to celebrate the music and dance "party," this year's opening event. Partygoers enjoyed a night of cross-disciplinary, artistic collaboration.
Doctoral alumna Tana Jean Welch joins Festival of the Creative Arts Arts-Health-Humanities Symposium
Welch was a panelist with a multidisciplinary group of FSU academics, and she discussed the College of Medicine's creative arts journal Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature
Nineteen English majors participated in the Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement hosted the April 1 event in the FSU Student Ballrooms. Several faculty members and graduate students mentored undergraduates for their research projects.
Three English majors create FSU Memory Project
The online presentation is part of their coursework for Assistant Professor Charles McMartin’s Spring 2026 course. The project survey asks students to anonymously fill out and address issues of gun violence on campus and beyond.