English & creative writing
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Freedom to explore identity, purpose
Listening to Adrienne Corn ’93 talk about her work, you quickly realize that she’s passionate about creating a conduit between people and meaningful work.
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Build up your experiences
Mari Dettweiler ʼ19 is an environmental studies major with a focus in conservation biology and stats and a double minor in biology and English. She fell in love with the Hilltop on her first visit to Cornell College.
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Globe-trotting career lands in London
Maha Jadallah Harper ’95 never intended to become a citizen of the world.
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Distinguished Visiting Writer named for 2019–20
The Center for the Literary Arts at Cornell College announces its Distinguished Visiting Writer in Young Adult Fiction for 2019–20: Linda Oatman High.
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Alumna Terri M. Sonnek LeBlanc ʼ00
Terri M. Sonnek LeBlanc ʼ00, an English major with a certification in secondary education from Cornell College, trusts her gut and feels her internal instinct hasn’t steered her wrong yet.
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Open Field: 50 years of creativity
Open Field, Cornell College’s annual literary magazine was first published half a century ago, in 1968. Fifty years later, the publication still brings joy to the students involved.
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Students spark resistance through poetry
The Student Literary Advisory Board (SLAB) has been publishing an annual poetry chapbook since 2012, but this year the group is trying something different.
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Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75
After graduating from Cornell, Elizabeth Evans ’75 started graduate school at the University of Iowa, where she received her masters of fine arts (M.F.A.) from the Writers Workshop. Today, she’s a fiction writer who has published six books: “As Good As Dead,” “Rowing in Eden,” “Carter Clay,” “The Blue Hour,” “Suicide’s Girlfriend,” and “Locomotion.”
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Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58
Biographer, memoirist, freelance writer and editor, public relations consultant, and Army information specialist—what do all these honorific titles have in common? You can assign every last one of them to an accomplished Cornell College graduate of the Class of 1958, Dan Kellams.
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Fellowship strengthens McDermott’s interest in journalism
Matthew McDermott ’19 plans to become a journalist after graduation, and this summer he gained essential skills through his Cornell Fellowship.
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9 new faculty to teach at Cornell College
A new academic year begins today at Cornell College, and the college welcomes nine new faculty members in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
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Cornell gave Robertson the chance to follow her passions
Hannah Robertson ’18 is a model for how to make the most of a Cornell liberal arts education.
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Cornell College provided basis of Santiago’s self-discovery
Coming to a small college in Iowa helped Randy Santiago ’18 realize just how Puerto Rican he was, so he began to embrace that identity at Cornell.
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Great Britain course filled with surprises, memories
Students walked in the shoes of legendary British writers and explored the arts in Great Britain during a course organized by the Department of English and Creative Writing Block 7.
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Santiago receives Fulbright Award to Spain
Randy Santiago ’18 still can’t believe he has received a Fulbright Award to Madrid, Spain.
Freedom to explore identity, purpose 
Build up your experiences 
Globe-trotting career lands in London 
Distinguished Visiting Writer named for 2019–20 
Alumna Terri M. Sonnek LeBlanc ʼ00 
Open Field: 50 years of creativity 
Students spark resistance through poetry 
Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75 
Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58 
Fellowship strengthens McDermott’s interest in journalism 
9 new faculty to teach at Cornell College 
Cornell gave Robertson the chance to follow her passions 
Cornell College provided basis of Santiago’s self-discovery 
Great Britain course filled with surprises, memories 
Santiago receives Fulbright Award to Spain