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Celebrating the power of words: World-renowned poets visit the College of Arts and Sciences for poetry series
A new partnership between the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Library will welcome world-renowned poets to campus to bring students and the community together and empower audiences to pursue their craft.
January 29, 2025Events
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for 黑料网吃瓜爆料humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 鈥� the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities 鈥� invited the 黑料网吃瓜爆料 to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Department News, Honors and Awards
A trio of English professors taught the class. Jessica Cook, Michelle Taylor and Emily Jones agreed it made them feel like they鈥檙e part of a special intellectual and cultural community.
December 12, 2024English in the News
English professor featured in 'Best American Poetry'
Natalie Scenters-Zapico, an award-winning poet and assistant professor in the Department of English, is gaining global recognition. Scenters-Zapico, who shapes the local literary community as director of the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library, has a poem in the prestigious 鈥淏est American Poetry鈥� anthology, cementing her work as essential reading at 黑料网吃瓜爆料and for audiences across the country.
November 22, 2024Department News
黑料网吃瓜爆料professor鈥檚 new sci-fi novella, 鈥淭ime鈥檚 Agent,鈥� explores love, loss, time travel, and robots
With the publication of her new book, 鈥淭ime鈥檚 Agent,鈥� Department of English Assistant Professor Brenda Peynado reflects on her professional journey to this point and offers advice to other creatives looking to enter the field.
September 24, 2024Department News, Publications
Dr. Valerie Lipscomb contributes expertise on literature and aging in new book
Dr. Valerie Barnes Lipscomb served as a lead editor and contributor on the recently published 鈥淭he Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging,鈥� which features more than 30 contributors on three continents and 200,000 words of new scholarship.
September 16, 2024Department News, Publications
English doctoral students travel to Spain to lead panel discussion on Hemingway
Three doctoral students in the Department of English presented their research at the 2024 Hemingway Society Conference in San Sebastian and Bilbao, Spain in July.
August 27, 2024Department News
Graduate student Olajide Omojarabi鈥檚 story House No. 49 earns shortlist recognition by Commonwealth Foundation
Olajide Omojarabi, a third-year master of fine arts creative writing student in the Department of English, has been shortlisted for his short story 鈥淗ouse No. 49鈥� by the Commonwealth Foundation.
July 26, 2024Honors and Awards
Julie Buckner Armstrong, known for her expertise in the civil rights movement and southern literature, has been named the Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies for the 2024-2026 academic years. As part of the Duckwall Professorship, Armstrong will begin focusing on her next book, an anthology of literary works from Florida.
June 6, 2024Department News
The Humanities Institute celebrates its growth both in a newly renovated space and for the future
The Humanities Institute welcomed the 黑料网吃瓜爆料community to its newly renovated space through an open house.
May 29, 2024Department News, Events
From campus to careers: CAS graduates reflect on their time at USF
Among the 7,000 degrees conferred during spring commencement, the College of Arts and Sciences accounted for more than 2,500 of the total degrees awarded. Now, several students are reflecting on their unique experiences and sharing their advice for incoming students.
May 28, 2024Alumni News
English student polishes technical writing skills interning with local software development company Oyova
English student John Michael Kilgore put his professional and technical communication skills to the test in his recent internship with a Florida-based software development company.
May 20, 2024Department News