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  • English Epilogue: October 2026

    English Epilogue: October 2026

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    Emily Harnden

    English Epilogue is a monthly CSU English community newsletter. Here, you can catch up on department news, faculty and student achievements, upcoming events, opportunities, and highlights from across our vibrant…

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  • Women's History Month: Maxine Hong Kingston

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    CLA Webmaster

    The daughter of Chinese-American immigrants, Maxine Hong Kingston was born in 1940 in Stockton, California. She is the author of two highly-acclaimed works of nonfiction—Woman Warrior and China Men—and has also written two novels and a number of more recent works of nonfiction. Kingston’s writing career began early with publication…

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  • Women's History Month: Margaret Fuller

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    CLA Webmaster

    Margaret Fuller is a woman known for her powerful feminist writings and her literary criticism. Born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts in 1810, she learned to read at the age of three. Her father refused to let her read the feminine books of the time that focused on etiquette and sentiment, setting…

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  • Reading: Rachel Hall and Mike Lala

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    CLA Webmaster

    ~from intern Katie Haggstrom Literary readings always bring together a diverse audience who shares a love for language. As a new MA English student at CSU, I was eager to attend my first Creative Writing Reading Series at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. I relinquished my pen and water…

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  • Women's History Month: Anne Frank

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    CLA Webmaster

    ~from Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub I spent yesterday brainstorming a list of women to feature on the blog this month. It’s Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating specifically women who’ve made contributions to literature and education. Because there are so many, I toyed yesterday with limiting my list to U.S. citizens —…

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  • Alumni Profile: Gabe Martinez

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    CLA Webmaster

    ~from intern Joyce Bohling Last year, Gabe Martinez graduated from the CSU with his master’s degree in Rhetoric and Composition. Today, he works as Communications Specialist for the USDA AgLearn program. In this post, he shares some thoughts about his work and how the things he learned at CSU have…

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  • Women's History Month

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    CLA Webmaster

    Women’s History Month highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Here on the blog, for the month of March, we invite you to join us as we remember, honor, and celebrate the contributions of women to literature and education. #WomensHistoryMonth http://english.colostate.edu/tag/womens-history-month/

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  • Women's History Month

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    CLA Webmaster

    Celebrated in March to coincide with International Women’s Day on the 6th, Women’s History Month highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This year’s national theme is “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business,” and here on the blog, similarly to how we celebrated Black…

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  • Food Student Essay Contest 2016/2017

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    CLA Webmaster

    CSU Students (only) completing CO150 in good standing during the 2016/2017 Academic Year, in sections addressing the course topic of “food,” are eligible to participate in this essay contest, (only one entry per student). Please submit the following to participate: A researched (source-based) argumentative essay or a photo essay with…

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  • Black History Month: Nikki Giovanni

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    CLA Webmaster

    I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I went to college I became a history major because history is such a wonderful story of who we think we are. English is much more…

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  • Black History Month: Rita Dove

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    CLA Webmaster

    Black History Month is almost over, but we’ve barely brushed the surface of the influence black authors have had on the literary community. Rita Frances Dove was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952. Her father, Ray Dove, was the first African-American to work in the tire industry as a chemist. Following…

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