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Want to learn more about the innovative Public Writing and Rhetoric major, directed by English’s Dr Eric Detweiler? Check out this informative Q&A from MTSU News.

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MTSU English contgratulates Lecturer Dr. Brian Dudak on his forthcoming volume How to Become a Successful College Student: The Tools, Habits, and Skills Needed to Foster College Readiness from Routledge Press. The book shares the academic tools and habits needed to help students make their transition from high school to college.

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The English Department proudly celebrates the accomplishment of instructor Jennifer Wilson — now Dr. Wilson — who has graduated with her Ed.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis.

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MTSU English is proud to announce that Dr. Claudia Barnett received the 2022-2023 MTSU Distinguished Senior Creative Activity Award!

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New online journal editor Dr James Hamby proudly reports that the first issue of The Incredible Nineteenth Century: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fairy Tale is live!

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University of Mississippi Press has begun the marketing campaign for Dr. Will Brantley’s upcoming collection, Conversations with Sarah Schulman.

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The English Department’s In Process series has just announced its exciting Fall 2023 schedule: For more information, visit the In Process Blog.

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Lecturer (and alum) Cory Hutcheson is the humanities advisor for a three-season nationally distributed podcast entitled Magic in the United States: 400 Years of Magical Beliefs, Practices, and Cultural Conflicts. The project received $388,863 over three years from the National Endowmen for the Humanities, and the podcast will be marketed and distributed by Public Radio International (PRX), which…

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English faculty member and Associate Director of the University Writing Center, Dr James (Jim) Hamby is releasing a book of poetry entitled Fallible Aesthetics. He offers readers a reflective collection of poems on themes such as finding beauty in an uncertain world; epiphany and crossing thresholds; and the futility of impermanence. The book can be read in…

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Professor Emeritus and musician Kevin Donovan presents Down the Back Lane every Sunday from 4-6pm (CT), a radio program featuring traditional and contemporary Celtic recordings with an emphasis on Irish music with occasional journeys both nearby and well beyond. Listen in to enjoy Dr Donovan’s familiar voice, sharing his love and knowledge of Celtic music.

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