English & creative writing
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Woolf scholar Hankins to lecture at Duke University
Leslie Kathleen Hankins, Cornell College professor of English and creative writing and past president of the International Virginia Woolf Society, will speak at Duke University about the various writing surfaces used by Woolf throughout her life.
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Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2016-17
The Cornell College Center for the Literary Arts announces two Distinguished Visiting Writers for 2016-2017: screenwriter Brian Sloan and live lit performer Kate Harding.
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Cornell professor wins Fulbright Award
Cornell College English Professor Kirilka Stavreva is one of only 15 U.S. professors who have been awarded a Fulbright Global Flex Award, which will allow her to conduct research in Italy and England. This is the first year this Fulbright is being awarded.
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$500,000 gift endows writing position
A 1960s Cornell College alumnus has given the college $500,000 to permanently endow the Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellowship.
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Courses, internship shaped Glenn’s plan for law school
When Jourdan Glenn came to Cornell College she wanted to be a lawyer, and after graduation she’ll attend the University of Wisconsin School of Law. However, her path isn’t quite as straightforward as it might sound.
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Visiting professors leave mark on Anderson
Joseph Anderson’s time at Cornell College was deeply influenced not only by professors in the English and creative writing department, but also by three visiting professors, each of whom taught for a block.
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Michelson finds intersection of art and literature
A course using Cornell College’s 19th-century letterpress inspired junior Laura Michelson to discover her love of book arts.
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Author, alumna recalls writing experience at Cornell College
When author Elizabeth Evans ’74 comes back to campus to talk with students on April 14, she’ll be visiting more than her alma mater, she’ll be visiting the place that helped her realize she could be a professional writer.
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Reed selected as HERS Institute associate director
English and creative writing Professor Shannon Reed has been selected to serve as the associate director/faculty-in-residence for the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Denver Summer Leadership Institute 2015.
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Best-selling novelist reading Feb. 19
Best-selling novelist Lauren Groff will give a reading at the Van Etten-Lacey House at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19.
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Exhibit on Shakespeare and the four humors
Cornell College will host the U.S. National Library of Medicine exhibit “‘And there’s the humor of it’: Shakespeare and the four humors” from Jan. 19 through Feb. 28 in Cole Library with a presentation on Jan. 29.
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Professor’s book out Jan. 1
Kirilka Stavreva, professor of English and creative writing at Cornell College, has a book, “Words Like Daggers: Violent Female Speech in Early Modern England” that will be available Jan. 1 from the University of Nebraska Press.
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Entel was writer-in-residence in Lithuania
Rebecca Entel was a writer-in-residence at the Summer Literary Seminars program in Vilnius, Lithuania, from July 13-26.
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McAuliffe chosen as Dana Fellow
Shena McAuliffe has accepted the Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellowship with Cornell College’s Center for the Literary Arts.
Cornell alumna uses writing passion to help others navigate the age of 23 
Woolf scholar Hankins to lecture at Duke University 
Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2016-17 
Cornell professor wins Fulbright Award 
$500,000 gift endows writing position 
Courses, internship shaped Glenn’s plan for law school 
Visiting professors leave mark on Anderson 
Michelson finds intersection of art and literature 
Author, alumna recalls writing experience at Cornell College 
Reed selected as HERS Institute associate director 
Exhibit on Shakespeare and the four humors 
Professor’s book out Jan. 1 
Entel was writer-in-residence in Lithuania 
McAuliffe chosen as Dana Fellow