English & creative writing
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Anna Doherty ’05
Anna Doherty ’05 knew she would major in English and Spanish when she entered Cornell, and she planned to become a teacher. A call to ordained ministry changed her career path, but she feels her choice of majors served her well.
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Praise for Cornell professors’ article on information literacy
MOUNT VERNON — Two Cornell College professors are authors of a piece on information literacy that has been selected as one of the top 20 library instruction articles by the American Library Association Library Instruction Round Table (ALA LIRT).
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American Indian writer discusses heritage and storytelling at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — A writer who was born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota will read from his works at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Cornell College.
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Poet, memoirist Mark Doty to speak at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Poet and memoirist Mark Doty will give a public reading and discuss his work Thursday, April 12, at Cornell College.
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Award-winning author Abby Frucht reads Jan. 16 at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Award-winning novelist and short story writer Abby Frucht will read from and discuss her work at Cornell College on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. in Shaw Lounge of The Commons. Admission is free.
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Award-winning poet gives reading, lecture at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Award-winning poet Rosanna Warren will give a reading at Cornell College and lead an informal discussion on “The Nature of Poetic Influence,” covering the ancient, modern and contemporary poetry that has influenced her, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons. Admission is free. Warren, the Metcalf […]
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Cornell stages Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
MOUNT VERNON — The Cornell College English department stages Shakespeare’s colorful “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by a former member of the American Shakespeare Center, in the Plumb-Fleming Studio Theatre of Armstrong Hall on Nov. 3, 4 and 5. Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. […]
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Science writer Dava Sobel to speak at Cornell on ‘Quest for Longitude’
MOUNT VERNON — Dava Sobel, an award-winning writer and former New York Times science reporter, will speak on “The Quest for Longitude” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Cornell College. Her talk, for Cornell’s Anderson Science Lecture, is in Kimmel Theatre of Youngker Hall. Admission is free. Sobel has authored “Longitude: The True Story […]
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Danish novelist, Albanian poet open Cornell series featuring international writers
MOUNT VERNON — A Danish novelist and an Albanian poet will discuss their works and give readings Thursday, Sept. 14, to launch Cornell College’s Global Voices, a series of campus appearances by international writers. The discussion is at 3:30 p.m. and the reading at 7:30 p.m., both in Shaw Lounge of The Commons. The events […]
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American Indian poet to read from works at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — American Indian poet Kimberly Blaeser will read from her book, “Absentee Indians & Other Poems,” and discuss her work Wednesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons at Cornell College. Admission is free. Blaeser’s publications include three books and more than 60 appearances in anthologies and journals. […]
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Roe v. Wade attorney to speak at Cornell March 18
MOUNT VERNON — Sarah Weddington, the attorney who argued the winning side in the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion in 1973, will be the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Feminist Symposium sponsored by the Women’s Action Group at Cornell College on Saturday, March 18. Her lecture, “Reproductive Rights: The Current Political Climate and […]
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Emeritus professor reads before Legislature
MOUNT VERNON – Robert Dana has been invited as Iowa’s Poet Laureate to open the legislative session Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, at the State Capitol. He is the first poet ever invited to appear before the Iowa Legislature in Des Moines, as well as the last poet to read in the Senate Chamber in Old […]
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Iowa poet Rustin Larson reads Nov. 10
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell will host poet Rustin Larson reading from his latest collection, “Crazy Star,” on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons. Admission is free. “Crazy Star,” released this year, and “Loving the Good Driver” are Larson’s widely acclaimed books. He also has published in journals such […]
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Author Christopher Merrill reads at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, will read from his work at Cornell College on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons. Admission is free. Merrill’s nonfiction works include his most recent, “Things of the Hidden God: Journey to […]