From Jill Salahub, English Department Communications Coordinator: “I am so happy to introduce the English Department’s Communications Interns for Spring 2019 — Ciara Baird (who is returning for a second semester), Caitlyn BucknerBackstrom, and Frank Xia. Just like the position description […]
It was a busy month for us here in the English department. Because of that, we didn’t get to celebrate Black History Month as much as we would have liked. And now we find ourselves in the final hours of […]
~from Ciara Baird Andrew Altschul, the director of the Creative Writing Reading Series at CSU, started the night with a thanks to sponsors who have made the reading series possible. After that, Harrison Fletcher took the microphone introducing the first reader […]
There were a lot of firsts during last night’s Oscar ceremony, worth celebrating whether it’s Black History Month or not (but it just so happens to be). Regina King won her first Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in If Beale Street […]
Harrison Candelaria Fletcher had a triptych lyric essay, “Dawn,” published in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, and another lyric essay, “Open Season,” selected for the upcoming Best of Brevity anthology. Both are part of a book-length project on mixed-ness. Ricki Ginsberg and Wendy Glenn were invited […]
Today in Black History Month, we have two very special birthdays to celebrate: Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde. Audre Lorde was a black writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, teacher, and civil rights activist, who described herself as a “lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” Her […]
Born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is known primarily for his jazz poetry during the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes worked to depict the actual lives of African Americans during the 1920s in the United States. “In Hughes’s own words, […]
A record 127 women are currently serving in Congress, including 47 women of color. There are now 102 women serving in the House — the largest number in U.S. history. Last night another historical moment occurred when Stacy Abrams became […]
Study Abroad: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Energy Transitions in Europe This CSU faculty-led summer program focuses on interdisciplinary perspectives of energy transitions in Europe. Students travel to three countries to examine questions about energy and climate within several different cultural contexts. Course […]
