English

Nov 16, 2018 • Janet Greenstreet

Visiting Author Nichole Perkins

Please join Dr. Kalenda Eaton and the English Department as we welcome author Nichole Perkins to campus on Tuesday, November 27, 6-7 p.m. in the Castle Dining Room. Nichole writes about the intersections of pop culture, race, sex, gender, and relationships. She co-hosts Thirst Aid Kit, a...

Nov 8, 2018 • Jennifer Retter

Drs. Crivelli-Kovach, Wertime Named Professors Emeriti

In recognition of their distinguished teaching, research, and leadership, Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, professor and director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Public Health, has been named Professor Emerita, and Dr. Richard Wertime, professor of English, has been named Professor Emeritus...

Clare Brown with her daughter, Meara, at the Philadelphia Kidney Walk, Oct. 13. Photo provided by NKF.

Nov 6, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Brown Raises Funds for Kidney Disease Services and Research

By Lana Valente '19 When Arcadia University Adjunct Professor of English Clare Brown’s daughter, Meara, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at six months old, she decided that ignorance wasn’t an option for her family. Meara has a horseshoe kidney, where the two kidneys are fused...

Oct 30, 2018 • Baaqeyah Amala Muhammad El

Humanities Research Lab: Think Tank Competition

We are in need of Humanities project proposals! Be the first to work on a collaborative interdisciplinary project with faculty! The Humanities Research Lab presents a Think Tank Competition for students and faculty working on a cutting-edge Humanities (Art History, Music, Literature, Religion,...

Oct 30, 2018 • Baaqeyah Amala Muhammad El

Michael Pogach: Bridging Story and World

Join us as The Writing Center presents Michael Pogach: Bridging Story and World. A valuable, "must-see" opportunity for writers of science-fiction and fantasy, Pogach will discuss the challenging, yet rewarding process of creating believable characters in stories with fantastical worlds. Pogach...

Oct 19, 2018 • Farrah Bradley

Elishia Peterson, '09, Educator, Poet and Author of her first published work "Blacklisted: 12 Men Facing Stigma and Success"

Join the Office of Institutional Diversity Saturday, October 20th at 4:00 pm in the Grey Towers Castle Mirror Room as we welcome back one of Arcadia’s own, Elishia Peterson, '09, and celebrate the publishing and inaugural public reading of her first book “Blacklisted: 12 Men Facing Stigma and...

Oct 18, 2018 • Erin Kardon

MA in English Online Information Session

Join us virtually for an online information session! Learn how Arcadia's MA in English program will help you meet your goals: Faculty Mentorship and Professional Advising Flexible evening program Emphasis on writing, research and critical reading Internship and Study...

Oct 10, 2018 • Janet Greenstreet

Visiting Writers Series Presents: Tom McAllister!

Join us as Arcadia's Visiting Writers Series welcomes author Tom McAllister to the Rose Room Wednesday, October 24th at 6pm. Tom will be reading from and discussing his newest novel How To Be Safe. Ron Charles of the Washington Post considers the novel "Like nothing else I’ve read, 'How to Be...

Jessica Derr • Oct 8, 2018 •4:48 pm

Gateway to Teaching

In the beginning of my college experience, I had many interactions with well-meaning, usually older relatives or family friends that played out like: “What are you majoring in at Arcadia?” “English.” Then would come every English...

Oct 4, 2018 • Baaqeyah Amala Muhammad El

“How do we commemorate freedom?”

Join Dr. Eaton for a discussion of her current research. The brown-bag presentation focuses on how the emancipation of slaves throughout the British Empire on August 1, 1834, is commemorated in the 21st century. The presentation will be held in the Humanities Research Lab. Open to students,...

Sep 28, 2018 • Baaqeyah Amala Muhammad El

Pages and Conversations

Join us for a brown-bag book discussion of When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka. The novel focuses on a Japanese American family during World War II. Open to students, faculty, and staff. RSVP to eatonk@arcadia.edu.

Sep 28, 2018 • Baaqeyah Amala Muhammad El

Humanities Grant Writing Workshop

Join Dr. Rachel Collins for a Humanities Grant Writing Workshop. The workshop will be an introduction and overview of the grant writing process. The workshop will be held in the Humanities Research Lab . Open to students, faculty, and staff. RSVP