Join PRESS 254 at the Publications Unit for the Wordbombing Chapbook Launch and Reading event on May 3. This semester we will celebrate the publication of two chapbooks by Illinois State University alumni, Lasantha Rodrigo’s Fireflies Can Sing and Michael Gibson Wollitz’s Voids Before the Abyss.
Unit: English
An invitation to celebrate Dean Greg Simpson
A retirement reception for Dean Gregory Simpson will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center.
Harvard Review editor Chloe Garcia Roberts to discuss poetry, April 19
Poet and managing editor of the Harvard Review Chloe Garcia Roberts will share her experiences at Illinois State University on April 19.
Main Street College to explore impacts of technology on relationships, April 16
Professor Aimee Miller-Ott will present “So Close, Yet so Far: Staying connected when your cell phone pulls you away,” on Monday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Room 118 at the ISU Alumni Center.
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Service Award winners announced
Professor of English Robert McLaughlin, Professor of Physics David Marx, and Professor of History Monica Noraian are the winners of the 2017–2018 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Outstanding Service Award.
A map to what we value: Dynamic Criteria Mapping and the written word
Professor of English Bob Broad has developed a way for those who critique writing to discover what they value in the written word.
Redbird media: Latest books from ISU faculty and staff
Here are the latest books by Illinois State faculty and staff.
Poetry, performance, music, films @Salon, March 24
Celebrated artists will engage audiences in an afternoon of conversation, poetry, performance, music, and visual arts at the annual @Salon from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, March 24.
Obsidian literary journal receives $10,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the journal Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora will receive an Art Works grant of $10,000.
Cricket researcher sweeps top 2 awards at 3 Minute Thesis competition
In a night filled with great lines, the opening sentence of Kristin Duffield’s three minute thesis presentation took the cake.