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2021 Faculty Career Champion

March 2, 2021 by Erin Berthon | News

  Creative Writing Professor Mildred Lewis, a published playwright, and screenwriter is Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science’s 2021 Faculty Career Champion! Engaging Faculty plays a key role in preparing students for their future careers. This year, Career and Professional Development decided to celebrate the faculty who have positively impacted students through internship

Literature & Medicine Anna Leahy's Experience as a Medical Humanities Facilitator

February 25, 2021 by Anna Leahy, Director, MFA in Creative Writing  | English

Like many of my colleagues, I adjusted my career trajectory of the past year because the pandemic changed what was possible. Though I was able to hold a month-long writing residency in February, my sabbatical plans for the semester went awry after that. Not everyone can switch research and writing gears quickly, and I was

French Professor, Veronique Olivier, Facilitates Virtual Exchange with French Students

February 22, 2021 by Allison DeVries | Wilkinson College

While the pandemic is limiting international travel, French and American universities have found creative ways to strengthen their historical ties. Dr. Veronique Olivier (World Languages and Cultures) joins an elite group of sixteen projects selected for the Transitioning to Virtual Exchange program. Supported by the FACE Foundation, French Embassy in the US, and the US

Regimes Museum Journal Publishes Student Thesis

February 19, 2021 by | News

When Shreya Sheth (Peace Studies; Honors Program, ’21) found out that Regimes Museum (RM) Journal had published her undergraduate thesis, she knew immediately who to thank. “I remember feeling incredibly excited to share the news with my family, friends, and Wilkinson professors because they had supported me from the brainstorming process all the way to

Barnard Awarded 2021 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship’s Book Award

February 9, 2021 by | News

Dr. Ian Barnard (Department of English, Chapman University), has won the 2021 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship’s Book Award for, Sex Panic Rhetorics, Queer Interventions. The CCCC is an association within the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This award is presented annually to

Faculty Books: Dr. Amy Buono on the History of Color

February 8, 2021 by Samantha De La O | News

With her new book, A Cultural History of Color in the Renaissance, Dr. Amy Buono, Assistant professor in the Department of Art at Wilkinson College, hopes to provide a resource for anyone interested in exploring the rich history of culture and color in early modern Europe. Dr. Buono’s book is the third volume of the

Love Conquers All: Cupolo Awarded W.S. Porter Prize

February 6, 2021 by | News

  Lisa Cupolo (Creative Writing, Wilkinson College) is the winner of the 2020 W.S. Porter Prize for her short-story collection, Have Mercy On Us. Cupolo will receive $1,000 and a book publication by Regal House Publishing. The stories in Have Mercy On Us are all about love. How one chases love and falls short of

Klein Legacy Foundation Generosity Continues

February 1, 2021 by Mary Shockey | News

Over the years the Lloyd and Elisabeth Klein Legacy Foundation has played an instrumental role in funding programs in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences that support the education and growth of disadvantaged youth in our surrounding community. With thanks to Christine and Lon Cross, the philanthropic donors behind the Klein Legacy Foundation,

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