English News
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UWEC-Barron County literary journal releases virtual readings series
With campuses closed because of Covid-19 and the need for social distancing, Red Cedar, UWEC-Barron’s annual literary journal, is releasing a series of five virtual readings featuring authors published in this year’s edition.
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Spring 2020 English Department Scholarship Recipients
Regardless of current situations and difficulties, the UW-Eau Claire English department wants to congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients for their hard work, dedication, and talent.
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Muggle Magic: Honors Course Highlight
I solemnly swear that this course is so good! Muggle Magic is designed and taught by author and poet Emily Anderson. The course was inspired by looking at generationally familiar stories like Harry Potter with fresh eyes.
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UW-Eau Claire grad working to produce masks for health care workers, others
A UW-Eau Claire graduate who runs a Twin Cities textile company is stepping up to help meet the needs of health care workers and others who are struggling to find enough personal protective equipment to avoid contamination during the coronavirus crisis.
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2019-2020 Winterim Jamaica Immersion
During the 2019-2020 Winterim at UW-Eau Claire, students were offered an opportunity to participate in an immersion trip to Jamaica led by Dr. Cathy Rex and Dr. Joel Pace.
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International Poetry Reading participants sought
Readers are sought for the 14th annual International Poetry Reading at UW-Eau Claire, to be held from 7-9 p.m. April 21 in the Dakota Ballroom (Room 340) of Davies Center.
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Dr. David Shih receives 2020 MLK Social Justice Leadership Award
Shih, who was honored Feb. 5 during UW-Eau Claire's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, was recognized for his leadership in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion on campus and in the greater Chippewa Valley.
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On-campus Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration set for Feb. 5
UW-Eau Claire will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration for the campus and community at 5 p.m. Feb. 5 in Schofield Auditorium. The evening of music, talk and inspiration will honor the life and legacy of Dr. King.
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Abigail Zimmer Receives Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award
Since graduating from UW-Eau Claire in 2007, Abigail Zimmer has earned a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago and built an acclaimed and prolific career as a poet and poetry editor.
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The Perfect Fit - A Dream Internship
Rebecca’s internship with the CVWG involves writing articles for the organization’s newsletter and website, where she previews literary events and spotlights local writers. She reads the works of local writers, then interviews them.
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UW-Eau Claire students, faculty to present ‘Dmitri’s Dream’
The story behind the Periodic Table of the Elements will be the focal point of “Dmitri’s Dream: Discovering the Alphabet of the Universe” on Dec. 3, a presentation of the UW-Eau Claire Art AND Science program.
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Dmitri's Dream: Discovering the Alphabet of the Universe
Dmitri’s Dream: Discovering the Alphabet of the Universe is an interdisciplinary collaboration of UWEC faculty and students from the Arts and Sciences who are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of elements.
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Fall 2019 event recognizes faculty, staff for service to students with disabilities
The Services for Students with Disabilities office at UW-Eau Claire celebrated Disability Awareness Month on Oct. 29 and honored faculty and staff members for their service to students with disabilities.
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The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire’s English department welcomes a new Creative Writing professor this semester, Dorothy Chan
Dorothy Chan is from “all over,” though, she adds, Las Vegas is the closest definition to home.
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Researchers create tools to test hearing in people who speak Hmong
Speech-language pathologists will eventually have a better option for testing the hearing of their patients who speak Hmong thanks to the work of a UW-Eau Claire faculty-student research team.
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Sandra Lindow, UWEC English Alum
Sandy Lindow is a 1971 alum who majored in English and continued for her master's degree in English immediately after, graduating from UW-Eau Claire again in 1974. Sandy came to visit me on campus last month after I first met her, just one year ago.
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Professors at UW-Eau Claire changed my life
Dr. Debra Monroe has had a distinguished career as an author, professor, teacher and mentor. She has had six books published and has been honored with the Flannery O'Connor Award for Fiction.
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Dr. Alvergue awarded Poets Out Loud Editor's Prize
Dr. José Alvergue has been awarded the 2019 Poets Out Loud Editor´s Prize for his manuscript "scenery."
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2019 English Department End-of-year Celebration
The English department's End-of-Year Celebration was held on May 10, 2019 in the Dakota Ballroom of Davies Center. Here students were honored for their hard work and scholarship awards and faculty, alumni, and donors were celebrated.
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Thoughts on Leaving UW-Eau Claire
In the long narrative of an institution, or an English Department, a retirement is of course not a death. But each one creates a momentary disturbance and a sense of something newly missing.
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Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Project Spotlight
As UWEC highlights student research through the annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity this week, the English Department also has noteworthy student-faculty research projects to share.
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Frost poetry celebration to feature 'Poetry and Nature' theme
UW-Eau Claire will host the sixth annual Frederick and Joan Christopherson Schmidt Robert Frost Celebration of American Poetry at 4 p.m. Monday, April 29 in the Lantern space on the third floor of Centennial Hall on the university's lower campus.
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Calling all writers: Retreat at The Priory sure to spark creativity
The Chippewa Valley Writers Guild has announced the inaugural Priory Writers’ Retreat, to be held July 18-21 at The Priory, UW-Eau Claire’s scenic property just three miles south of the university’s main campus.
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International Poetry Reading to showcase languages from around the world
UW-Eau Claire will celebrate the beauty of language from around the world at the 13th annual International Poetry Reading from 7-9 p.m. April 24 in the Ojibwe Ballroom of Davies Center.