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English Student Spotlight: Drew Larson BA in Journalism: News Editorial BS in Journalism: Public Relations 2020 CALE Dean’s Student Excellence Award Recipient Drew Larson is a student with a BA in Journalism, News Editorial Emphasis and the BS in Journalism, with a Public Relations Emphasis; he graduates in June, 2020. How is the English program…

Student Spotlight: Raghda Al Hmeyrat M.A. Rhetoric and Technical Communication Raghda Al Hmeyrat is a graduate student in the MA in English with Emphasis in Rhetoric and Technical Communication Program. She graduates in June 2020. Do you have any exciting projects that you are currently working on or past projects that you want to highlight…

An article by our director, Judy Rohrer, PhD, titled “COVID-19 Reveals Viral Discrimination, Higher Ed Should Pay Attention” was published by “Diverse Issues in Higher Education” this week. Rohrer writes, “People are still saying “the virus doesn’t discriminate,” in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. We are not equally “all in this together.” The…

Join us for our virtual convocation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 27. Program The Star Spangled Banner – Lyrics: F. S. Key/J.S. Smith: music The EWU Symphonic Choir Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah, Conductor When You Wish Upon a Star – Ned Washington/Leigh Harline Adam Shiner, voice Don Goodwin, piano Etude No. 8 – N. Kapustin Stephanie Zickau, piano Gaztelu – S. Jenkins…

Student Spotlight: Colleen Ford BS in Journalism: Public Relations Colleen Ford is an EWU alumnus, who graduated June 2019 with a BS in Journalism and Public Relations.   She currently runs the blog for AMLI Residential, a nationwide residential development corporation How has the English program at Eastern shaped who you are as a professional? I…

Student Spotlight: Laine Houghton MA in Literature and Writing Laine Houghton is a graduate student in the Masters of Literature and Writing program.  Laine will graduate in June 2020. What projects have you worked on that you would like to highlight? In the realm of school work, I’m in the middle of my thesis: I’m…

The MFA at EWU regularly puts out a newsletter not only on our MFA program, but regional literary events as well. We also include a collection of calls for submission, contests, and fellowships. Here are the links to the 2017 Newsletters: November 2017 October 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017

Student Spotlight: Rose Hall MA in English Literature and Writing Rose Hall is a graduate student in the Master’s program in English Literature and Writing. She graduates in June 2020. What projects have you worked on that you would like to highlight? There are so many exciting projects I’ve gotten to work on. Last year,…

Student Spotlight: Lauren Gilmore BA in English: Literary Studies Lauren Gilmore is a student in the English Bachelor of Arts program with an emphasis in Literary Studies. She will graduate in March 2021. What projects have you worked on that you would like to highlight? Right now, I am preparing to teach a class at…

Eres Mi Otro Yo: Storytelling from the Borderlands by Judy Rohrer I want to tell a story about recognition, misrecognition, identification, disidentification. I want to tell a story about “them,” that I am increasingly realizing is a story about me, about us. I want to tell a story about experience, genealogy, memory – a story…