Thursday, July 18, 2019
The First Book Institute, now in its seventh year at Penn State, welcomes eight early career English scholars June 3-7.
Explore the science fiction genre this summer with a class at Penn State York. Students will read novels, analyze television series and movies to discover why this genre has become so popular.
Todd Davis will read from his new book of poetry at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
ALTOONA, Pa. — Poet and prose writer Jesse Waters will read from his work at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
Writers of fiction, poetry and drama who are interested in having their work published or performed should plan to enter the Penn State York Literary Competition sponsored by the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) and “Any Other Word,” the campus’ online literary magazine. The competition is open to Penn State York students; submissions are being accepted through March 2.
Erin Murphy, professor of English, is featured in a recent WPSU interview about her newest book of poems, "Assisted Living."
Penn State Altoona Associate Professor Patricia Jabbeh Wesley has signed a new book contract with Autumn House Press for the publication of her sixth book of poems, "Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems."
With the help of financial support from the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network, Daniel Zahn, a junior majoring in English, philosophy, and communication arts and sciences, participated in a linguistics research project in Bassila, Benin. The experience gave him the opportunity to see how linguistics plays out in real time.
In Todd Davis's fifth installment of "Notes from the Allegheny Front," the professor of English and environmental studies meditates with a porcupine on the barrenness of the woods at the end of fall.
"Best of Freshman Writing" has been published and three Penn State Scranton students have their work showcased on the website.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, associate professor of English, established the non-profit organization Young Scholars of Liberia to engage youth, particularly young girls, in Liberia in literacy, literature and writing as a means of inspiring excellence.
Science fiction fans can take a course this summer at Penn State York that is sure to be interesting, fun, and can fulfill a requirement in English. Science Fiction (ENGL 191) meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9:30 p.m. and is part of the first six-week summer session at the campus, which begins May 14. The course is offered in a blended format with online and in-class instruction.
Penn State Abington students examined 400-year-old materials and met with renowned scholars at Washington, D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library.
Gabeba Baderoon, keynote speaker for the 2018 African American Read-In Chain, presented “Writing the World: The Poetry of African Women in the Diaspora” at Penn State Altoona.
Jen Taylor discovered and cultivated two passions, international dance and Earth science, during her four years at Penn State.