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ENC 4930, Alternative Writing & Rhetorics
Wednesday April 10, 2013
Looking for an elective to take this Fall? ENC 4930: Alternative Writing & Rhetorics will be offered this Fall at MMC on Tuesdays and Thursday from 11am-12:15pm. Please see the flyer for more information.
Pulitzer Prize winner at BBC
Tuesday April 9, 2013
Richard Ford shares a laugh with BBC Vice Provost Steve Moll at an April 4 event honoring him with the 4th annual Lawrence A. Sanders Award for Fiction. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist received the award from the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English in recognition of work that combines literary excellence with popular appeal.
Knight Fellows give back to South Florida through the arts
Monday April 8, 2013
Through funding made possible by the Knight Arts Foundation, the students are Knights Fellows, gaining hands-on work experience in the fine arts while earning their master’s degrees from the Department of English. The $150,000 Knight Arts Challenge 2010 grants were awarded to FIU to help advance South Florida’s literary community.
Great News Occuring Within English
Monday April 8, 2013
Join us in congratulating our Academic Advisor Craig McGill, on his latest achievement in being selected to be a part of the 2013-2015 Emerging Leaders program within NACADA--the national advising organization.
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford to receive Lawrence A. Sanders Award
Monday March 25, 2013
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford will receive the 4th annual Lawrence A. Sanders Award for Fiction from the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English Thursday, April 4.
Writing and Rhetoric Instructor Search
Monday March 25, 2013
The Writing and Rhetoric Instructor Search and Screen Committee Announces a Public Meeting to which all persons are invited. The committee will meet to discuss applications. Meeting Time: Tuesday, March 26, 2013; 9:3011:00 AM Meeting Location: Biscayne Bay Campus: AC1 317.
Late FIU founder’s life, accomplishments to be celebrated on campus March 26
Monday March 11, 2013
The FIU family will come together to honor one of its founding fathers. The entire university community is invited to attend at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, in front of the PC building at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
Inaugural poet and alumnus Richard Blanco shares his story with FIU audience
Monday March 4, 2013
Recently, Blanco returned to FIU to visit with President Mark B. Rosenberg and a group of faculty and friends of the university. In a relaxed living room conversation, Blanco talked about writing the inaugural poem, the big day and his years at FIU.
Inaugural poet and alumnus Richard Blanco returns to FIU
Monday March 4, 2013
Inaugural poet and alumnus Richard Blanco visits FIU.
Florida Book Awards honor McGrath, Lehane
Wednesday February 20, 2013
FIU English professor Campbell McGrath and Creative Writing alumnus Dennis Lehane MFA ’01 earned gold medal honors at the 2012 Florida Book Awards. McGrath’s book of poems, In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys, earned gold medal winner status in the poetry category. Often witty and sometimes serious, the book is a collection of poems about love, books, literature, and the occasional pomegranate purchase at Walmart.
