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2019 Wordrunner Echapbook Prize Awarded to ԹϱEnglish Professor Rita Ciresi
“Female Education”, authored by Rita Ciresi, a professor of English at the Թϱ, was recently awarded the 2019 Wordrunner eChapbook Prize. “Female Education” offers 14 thought-provoking flash fictions that deal with love, loss, and the hard choices women make.
December 11, 2019Honors and Awards

ԹϱEnglish Professor Receives Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Lisa Melonçon was announced as the winner of the prestigious Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication in May of 2019 at the Honors Reception held during the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Annual Summit in Denver, CO.
December 11, 2019Honors and Awards

ԹϱStudents Host Celestial-Themed Reading
The ԹϱEnglish department hosted the Fall edition of their biannual 6x6 reading series at Felicitous Coffee and Tea on 42nd Street on Friday, October 19.
November 26, 2019Events

Award Created to Honor the Late Quincey Upshaw
“Her death was not just a cruel loss for her family; it denied future students the wisdom and sensitivity that she would have shared over a long career,” reads a scholarship flyer posted in the Թϱ’s English department.
October 10, 2019Department News

English Department Attends USF’s Hispanic Heritage Showcase
Թϱcelebrated its annual Hispanic Heritage Showcase and Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Many Թϱfaculty, staff, and students received awards for their service and work with Hispanic communities in Florida and globally.
October 7, 2019Department News

Authors, Awards, and Accomplishments
Dr. Meredith Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson have been awarded an NCA Philosophy of Communication Award for their co-authored chapter, "Can Objects Be Moral Agents? Posthuman Praxis in Public Transportation.
July 22, 2019Honors and Awards

ԹϱStudents Help Launch Grammy Winner’s Latest Studio Album
When Grammy Award winning jazz musician Lannie Battistini releases his fourth studio album this month, students in the Թϱ Department of English will know they played an integral role in its success.
May 8, 2019Department News

Summer 2019 English Department Accomplishments
With the Summer semester just around the corner, we are happy to announce the accomplishments our faculty and students have done.
May 1, 2019Honors and Awards

Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Awarded to English Alumna
ԹϱDepartment of English alumna Allyson Hoffman received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and was accepted to the PhD program at Western Michigan University.
April 26, 2019Alumni News

English Dept Yice Irizarry Award
English Professor Ylce Irizarry was recently honored with two awards for her book "Chicana/o and Latina/o Fiction: The New Memory of Latinidad," originally released in 2016.
April 15, 2019Honors and Awards

Annual MFA Event Took Place at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum
The creative writing department’s annual MFA graduation reading, Curtain Call, took place at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum. This year’s ten graduates read for a packed house of around 200 audience members.
April 12, 2019Events

Spring 2019 English Department Accomplishments
With the semester coming to an end, we are honored to celebrate our talented faculty and students of the Spring 2019 term.
April 10, 2019Honors and Awards