English and Politics major Sophie Zander has won the Grand Prize for short fiction from the Pell Center Public Storyteller Contest at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. Read More
Student Wins Prize for Her Fiction
Tag Archives: English
Atlantic Cites Ursinus Faculty Playwright
The Atlantic mentions Ursinus Visiting Assistant Professor of English Donald Zolidis (with playwright Christopher Durang) in an article about humorist David Sedaris. Zolidis is mentioned as a playwright whose monologues are done frequently in high schools because the characters showcase acting skills.
Science and Wildlife Writer Conniff to Speak
Award-winning author Richard Conniff will speak at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. Read More
Soldiers’ Stories in Photos on View at Berman Museum
A powerful photography exhibition telling the stories of recent American veterans opened at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in the Upper Gallery: Jennifer Karady’s In Country: Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan. A talk by the artist and an opening reception are set for Feb. 13. Read More
The Other Side of the Obesity Epidemic
This article is written by Erec Smith, assistant professor of English and director of Ursinus College’s Center for Writing. He is a co-editor and contributor to the forthcoming book, The Making of Barack Obama: The Politics of Persuasion. His recent essay, “Making Room for Fat Studies in Writing Center Theory and Practice,” can be read in the journal Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. Read More
Junior Wins Global Scholarship
Junior Kendal Conrad is a recipient of the Womenetics Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship. The $1,500 monetary prize was awarded for an essay Conrad wrote on gender stereotypes in children’s media. Read More
Bi-Textual Writers Series Features Patterson
The final reading/book signing in a three-author Bi-Textual Writers Series featuring writers who work in multiple genres, features Nadine Patterson, an award-winning independent producer/director with training in theater. This presentation features a film screening Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in Pfahler 100. Read More
British Women, Chemistry and Poetry Topic of Talk
Authors and scholars Marlene Rayner-Canham and Geoff Rayner-Canham will present a program on the poetry written by female British chemistry students in the period from the 1870s to the 1940s. The free talk Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Pfahler Auditorium, is open to the public. Read More
Reading and Book Signing With Poet/Writer Linh Dinh
The Creative Writing Division of the Ursinus English Department continues its 2012 Bi-Textual Writers Series with the second of three events featuring writers who work in multiple genres. Read More
English Faculty Discusses Legacy of Anna Douglass
Villanova University sponsors a talk Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in the Villanova Room, Connelly Center, Radnor-St. David’s featuring Ursinus College faculty M. Nzadi Keita, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing and Poet in Residence. Read More