Tag Archive for "English Department" - The Voice of Wilkinson

Visual Storytelling and Real-World Reporting: Chapman Student Interns with Voice of OC through Marshutz Endowed Journalism Fund

October 14, 2024 by Erika Taylor | News

Wilkinson College Journalism student Fashion Castillo (25′ Public Relations, Visual Journalism minor (pictured above)) was awarded the Marshutz Endowed Journalism Fund fellowship which supports student internships with local nonprofit newsroom Voice of OC. “The Marshutz fellowship means a lot to me because it’s not just a recognition of my hard work and passion for journalism,

Susan F. Paterno Appointed to Prestigious Tedeschi Professorship of Journalism

September 25, 2024 by Susan Paterno | News

Susan F. Paterno, Professor of English and Director of the Journalism Program, has been appointed to the Tedeschi Professorship of Journalism within the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, a recognition of her exemplary contributions to the field of journalism and her dedication to education and research. “I’m honored by this recognition, and

Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas Faculty Books

May 29, 2024 by Laura Silva | News

In Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas, Dr. Renee Hudson (English) offers a powerful look into what it means to be Latinx. Many scholars have discussed the incoherence of this label given that Latinxs have a wide range of identities and experiences -in addition to different races and different religions. So the

Eight English Department Members Present at College English Association Conference

April 24, 2024 by Audrey Lane | News

Eight Department of English faculty members, graduate students, and alums presented papers at the College English Association‘s (CEA) 53rd Annual Conference in Atlanta. Each spring, CEA members get together for three days to share their work, test new ideas, seek feedback from their colleagues, and celebrate all things language and literature. This year in particular,

Systems Shift: Creating and Navigating Change in Rhetoric and Composition Administration Faculty Books

December 12, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

In 2017, Dr. Aurora Matzke (English) and a few colleagues started having casual conversations about how systems and networks stymie efforts to create more inclusive programs and institutions. Everything from academic labor issues and workplace boundaries to inclusive assessment benchmarks and equitable service requirements. Soon thereafter, Dr. Matzke and these colleagues presented this topic on

Photojournalism Students Receiving Hands-On Experience

July 31, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

Each weekend, “Local Lens” in the Voice of OC features photo essays by Wilkinson journalism students who have covered and engaged with a wide swath of Orange County life, from civic engagement events such as The Great American Write In, to walking Orange County’s coastline. Recently, Visual Journalism student Jack Sunblad published Orange County Debuts

Diving Deep Into the Letters of Laura Riding and Gertrude Stein Faculty Books

July 10, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

A new book by Dr. Logan Esdale (English) and co-editor Jane Malcolm follows American poets Laura Riding and Gertrude Stein’s captivating, but brief, friendship and marks the first time their personal letters, as a whole, have been made available to the public. The Voice of Wilkinson spoke with Dr. Esdale about A Description of Acquaintance:

Faculty Books: Rim to River A book by Tom Zoellner

April 7, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

Wilkinson College English professor Tom Zoellner (whose Island on Fire: The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire won the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for the best nonfiction book) recently published Rim to River: Looking into the Heart of Arizona – a story about his 46-day journey hiking through the redrock country

Intelligent Entertainment Richard Bausch’s latest Novel, Playhouse

March 21, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences congratulates Richard Bausch (English), on the publication of his latest work, Playhouse (Alfred A Knopf, 2023). The story takes place in Memphis, Tennessee, where a theater company is putting together a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear for its gala opening, just after a complete renovation. But, the

Renewal Symposium for Faculty of Color

May 20, 2022 by Julia Ainley | News

Dr. Renee Hudson, assistant professor of English in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, recently accepted an invitation to attend the Faculty of Color Working Group (FoCWG) 2022 Symposium. The two-day virtual symposium focused on the theme “Renewal,” building community among faculty of color as they shared creative ideas, solutions, and strategies. The