The inaugural Frederick Smock Poetry Prize was awarded to Ellen Elder (PhD, 2009) for her poetry collection, We Left a Window Open to the Sea, selected by Kentucky Poet Laureate Emeritus Richard Taylor. The book will come out in fall 2026.
Media, cinema, and digital studies PhD student David Kocik was a 2024 Research Fellow at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. His research is highlighted on the Museum’s website.
Media, cinema, and digital studies PhD student Jessica Hoover is the recipient of a James and Sylvia Thayer Research Fellowship from the UCLA Library Special Collections. Jess talks about her research into women TV comedy-variety performers like Carol Burnett and shares …
Creative Writing program alum Dr. Ching-In Chen (PhD, 2015) recently won a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. The award is part of a program that, in the words of the Academy, honors “laureates’ literary excellence while enabling them …