News

Kimberly Blaeser Selected as the Wisconsin Poet Laureate

Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission for 2015-2016

Poetry Reading: Of Spirit, Witness, and Social Justice

Tuesday, December 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 East Locust Street

Maya Angelou Writing Workshop and Open Mic

Wednesday, December 10 | 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Union 198

Susan Firer & Brittany Cavallaro Recieve NEA Fellowships

Congrats to Susan Firer and Brittany Cavallaro who received National Endowment for the Arts, creative writing fellowships in poetry enabling recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. http://arts.gov/sites/default/files/Fall_2014_Literature_Fellowships.pdf

Michael Larson Gets Published

Congratulations to Michael Larson, whose story, “Harvest” was published in the fall issue of Colorado Review. http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Fall-2014-TOC.pdf  

Katharine Monger Presents in Tampa

A Rhetoric and Composition graduate student presents at CCCC

The Power of No or History, Larraín Style

Tuesday, December 2 | 3:30 p.m. | American Geographical Society Library (UWM Libraries, Third floor)

SAMComm presents in Chicago

SAMComm student and faculty present for NCA and ARST

Mike Haen Receives Research Grant

Mike Haen, graduate student in English, received a $500.00 research grant from the Midwest Writing Centers Association (MWCA) to conduct a research study at Marquette University’s Writing Center (his undergraduate institution). The study is titled, “Advancing a Pedagogy of Empathy: Examining… Read More

Free Inquiry and Free Speech: Is Science Compatible with Democracy?

Monday, November 24 | 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Fireside Lounge, Union
Talk by: Steve Fuller