Dr. Aaron Shaheen, literally “jumped for joy” upon receiving the news his article would be published in the prestigious academic journal of the Modern Language Association.
Dr. Hugh Prevost and Dr. Verbie Prevost honored
Dr. Hugh Prevost and Dr. Verbie Prevost were recently honored as the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus and Alumna for the Department of English at Mississippi College. The two met at Mississippi College and were married in historic Provine Chapel on the Mississippi College campus in 1974.
Take Five Series to focus on Appalachian Literature
UTC’s popular Take Five literary series returns in 2014 with a focus on Appalachian Literature. This year’s series will take place Tuesday nights from January through April.
Visiting Scholar brings fresh perspective to UTC English Department
English students at UTC have the chance to take classes from Allen Wier, an accomplished author, in this inaugural year of the UTC Department of English’s Visiting Scholar Program.
Professor inducted into East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame
In a career that’s included honors ranging from the Order of Freedom Medal by the President of Slovenia and multiple inclusions in The Best American Poems, Dr. Richard Jackson, UT National Alumni Association Distinguished Service Professor of English, has another one to add to his list. He was among five area writers recently inducted into…
English majors attend literary conference
By Iris Mahan, University Relations Intern English writing seniors traveled to Chicago on March 1st to join 10,000 other writers at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. Students were accompanied by English faculty including Sybil Baker, who was on hand to promote her forthcoming novel, Into This World, and Dr. Rick Jackson,…
University to celebrate National Letter Writing Day
In the age of e-mail, text messages, and social media, handwritten letters are quickly becoming a dying art. In celebration of letter writing, the UTC Department of English and the Chattanooga Council of Teachers of English will host the Second Annual UTC Day on Letter Writing on Thursday, October 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1…
UTC celebrates the art of letter writing
Though news reports are lamenting the dying art of the handwritten letter, UTC faculty and staff continue to preserve the tradition. In honor of 2nd annual National Day on Writing, students and faculty celebrated the art of letter writing. The National Day on Writing is sponsored by the National Council of English Teachers and is…