English & creative writing
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Last Word: A colorful journey from Oklahoma to Cornell
Ken Roden ’24 had never stepped foot out of his hometown in Oklahoma until he came to Cornell. Not only was it a big step, but it was a colorful one too.
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Carson writes 4-book series at 81 years old
Carole Baskerville Carson ’63 has pretty much done it all–except for the one thing she really wanted to do: write books.
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Teach what you love
Six Cornell faculty offer expertise on their fields and why they are passionate about teaching them.
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Botanical entanglements expand our insights
Katie Sagal details how diversity in literature and across academia is something different than we all expected encouraging a perspective shift
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Retiring faculty reflect on Cornell
Three Cornell professors say good bye to the college after years of dedication. They share beloved favorite memories and some advice.
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One Course—Patricia Rozema: Fantastical Feminist Filmmaker
Professor Leslie Kathleen Hankins discusses her experience interviewing Patricia Rozema and how she shared that experience with her students
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Last Word: The stories we tell
Author Jenna Kadlec ’10 writes an essay about how we are drawn to stories that will tell us the truth of who we are.
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Henderson to Germany on a Fulbright
Senior Greta Henderson has accepted a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to teach English in Germany.
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Thomas Commons lobby alive with students
Junior Ken Roden ’24 writes about his favorite campus hangout, the Thomas Commons lobby.
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Cerena Wong ’72: Pioneering judge
When Cerena Wong ’72 was appointed to the bench in 1985, she felt pressure, though not because she was California’s first woman of color to serve as a judge.
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Center for the Literary Arts: A conversation between generations of Cornellians
The Center for the Literary Arts at Cornell opened 10 years ago in the Van Etten-Lacey House and so much as happened in that decade.
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The house built by a book
Cornell English professor Winifred Mayne Van Etten ՚25 won $10,000 from The Atlantic’s book contest in 1936. Her book funded the build of the entire house.
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Students grow as writers during Chautauqua internships
Two Cornellians gained valuable experiences during their summer 2022 internship at the Chautauqua Institution.
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Students create public impact projects in English Senior Seminar
Students in English and Creative Writing Senior Seminar just wrapped up a series of public humanities projects that aim to benefit the Cornell College community and the world outside of campus.
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Sagal publishes 1st book ‘Botanical Entanglements’
Assistant Professor of English Katie Sagal publishes her first book, “Botanical Entanglements: Women, Natural Science, and the Arts in Eighteenth-Century England.”
Last Word: A colorful journey from Oklahoma to Cornell 
Carson writes 4-book series at 81 years old 
Teach what you love 
Botanical entanglements expand our insights 
Retiring faculty reflect on Cornell 
One Course—Patricia Rozema: Fantastical Feminist Filmmaker 
Last Word: The stories we tell 
Henderson to Germany on a Fulbright 
Thomas Commons lobby alive with students 
Cerena Wong ’72: Pioneering judge 
Center for the Literary Arts: A conversation between generations of Cornellians 
The house built by a book 
Students grow as writers during Chautauqua internships 
Students create public impact projects in English Senior Seminar 
Sagal publishes 1st book ‘Botanical Entanglements’