Category: News
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Black History Month
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Read More: Black History MonthAs we kick off this month long celebration, we in the English department will focus in particular on the role of African Americans in literature. All month long, we’ll be featuring African American authors, as well as keeping you informed about various CSU Black History Month events of interest, (see the…
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Black American History Month: Langston Hughes
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Read More: Black American History Month: Langston HughesJames Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist born on February 1, 1902, (Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!). He was one of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, and is considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. Along with poetry, he wrote…
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Black History Month
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Read More: Black History MonthVideo: Origins of Black History Month, “A brief look at the history of African Americans and Black History Month” from the History Channel. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans, and is a time for recognizing the central role…
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News of Note Week of January 23
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Read More: News of Note Week of January 23SueEllen Campbell has three recent publications: “Making Climate Change Our Job,” the lead article in Teaching Climate Change in the Humanities, eds. Siperstein, Hall, and LeMenager, Routledge, 2017; the forward, “Sunrise, Celebration,” to Ellen Wohl, Rhythms of Change in Rocky Mountain National Park, Univ. of Utah Press, 2016; and “The…
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In Memory of John Pratt
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Read More: In Memory of John PrattIn Spring 2016, English major Alexander (Alec) Pearson did an internship where he researched department history. He graduated at the end of that same semester, earning his Bachelor of Arts in English with a writing concentration. Alec collected and wrote a lot of material that semester. One thing he did…
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In Memory of John Pratt
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Read More: In Memory of John PrattIn Spring 2016, English major Alexander (Alec) Pearson did an internship where he researched department history. He graduated at the end of that same semester, earning his Bachelor of Arts in English with a writing concentration. Alec collected and wrote a lot of material that semester. One thing he did…
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Humans of Eddy: Matt Junger
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Matt JungerMatt Junger Landscape Architecture Eddy Computer Lab Monitor What are you doing in Eddy Hall? I supervise the lab and make sure people aren’t being fools in here. I make sure it looks nice and people aren’t bringing food or drink. How do you spend most of your time here…
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English Major Kaitlyn Phillips on Education
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Read More: English Major Kaitlyn Phillips on EducationKaitlyn Phillips is an English major with a concentration in Education, and was one of our communications interns in Spring 2016. “I hope to one day be the kind of teacher that creates the same sense of community in her classroom that I’ve found here in the university’s English department.”…
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Alumni Profile: Steven Ray Parker
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Read More: Alumni Profile: Steven Ray ParkerWhen alumnus Steven Ray Parker started graduate school, he never thought he’d one day be teaching middle school. Now he can’t imagine doing anything else. Read more about his journey and accomplishments on the blog, http://english.colostate.edu/…/alumni-profile-steven-ray-p…/
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Spring 2017 Interns: Joyce Bohling and Katie Haggstrom
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Read More: Spring 2017 Interns: Joyce Bohling and Katie HaggstromFrom Jill Salahub, English Department Communications Coordinator: We had so many great applicants for the internship position this time around. Any of them would have been a great fit, which meant we got to pick the best of the best. I am so happy to introduce the English Department’s Communications Interns…