English News Archive
2022
Grisham Fellows Program Brings South Delta Students to Campus, J. B. Clark
North Carolina Author Set for Annual Howry Lecture, Lydia Lagarde
A Labor of Love for HGTV Star and Alumnus Ben Napier, Edwin B. Smith
Glitterary Festival Examines Boundaries of Literature and Gender, Michael Taplin
2021
A Banner Year for a Debut Work of Nonfiction, Abigail Meisel
Elsie Hood Award Winner Lauded for Empathy and 'Transformative Impact', Abigail Meisel
World of Wonders' Chosen for 2021 Common Reading Experience, Michael Newsom
Author Aimee Nezhukumatathil Set to Deliver Fall Convocation Keynote, Edwin B. Smith
Raven Leilani Named Grisham Writer-in-Residence, Edwin B. Smith
Two Faculty Members Appointed as Distinguished Professors, Shea Stewart
2020
Kiese Laymon Named Fellow at Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies, Kathryn Albritton
English Department Graduate Begins Prestigious Fellowship, Tharangi Fernando
English Professor Awarded Fellowship by Academy of American Poets, Tharangi Fernando
English Professor Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Abigail Meisel
Passing Through a Porous Border, Abigail Meisel
Seeking a Friend for the Pandemic, Michael Newsom
Beth Ann Fennelly Passionately Promoting Poetry, Edwin B. Smith
UM Senior Named Fulbright Recipient, Edwin B. Smith
New Grisham Writer-in-Residence Sets Up Shop in Oxford, Kellie Smith
Grant to Help Expand Environmental Studies Program, Shea Stewart
2019
Comicana Explores Broad Range of Real-World Issues, Tristen Bloxsom
Discovering a New Confidence, Mary Stanton Knight
Doctoral Candidate Earns Fellowship to Continue Literary Research, Michael Newsom
Poet January O'Neil Named UM Grisham Writer in Residence, Michael Newsom
English Doctoral Student Wins Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Edwin B. Smith
English Professor Honored by Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, Edwin B. Smith
Grisham Fellows Find UM Family During Visits, Edwin B. Smith
English Students Explore Career Options with Alumni, Pam Starling
Karen Raber Chosen for SEC Faculty Award, Shea Stewart
Doctoral Student Earns Competitive Summer Fellowship, Justin Whitmore
English Professor Examines Voices of Early America, Justin Whitmore
Lauded Author Brings Home Truth and Compassion, Justin Whitmore
2018
New Scholarship Honors Late Alumna's Favorite Professor, Bill Dabney
Two UM Master's Graduates Selected for Poetry Fellowships, Caroline Hewitt
UTSA English Professor to Deliver 58th Annual Longest Lecture, Ally Langston
Documentary About UM Professor Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, Grace Nelson
Professor's Graphic Essays on Fatherhood a 10-Year Labor of Love, Michael Newsom
Award-Winning Poet, Essayist to Deliver Earth Day Keynote Address, Haley Renschler
DéLana R.A. Dameron is UM Summer Poet in Residence, Edwin B. Smith
English Professor Awarded Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship, Edwin B. Smith
English Professor Included in Poetry and Essay Anthologies, Edwin B. Smith
English Professor to Share New Poetry Tuesday, Edwin B. Smith
Two UM Professors to Receive Mississippi Humanities Council Honors, Edwin B. Smith
UM Professor Receives Prestigious Humanities Without Walls Funding, Edwin B. Smith
Creative Writing Director Honored For Commitment to Inclusivity, Christina Steube
UM Graduate Receives Leadership Award for RebelTHON Efforts, Christina Steube
Professor Karen Raber Named Director of Shakespeare Organization, Shea Stewart
2017
Acclaimed Writer Rose McLarney Named UM Summer Poet in Residence, Michael Newsom
Beth Ann Fennelly's Micro-Memoirs Set for Oct. 10 Release, Michael Newsom
Annual Conference to Explore 'Faulkner and Money', Edwin Smith
English Professor Wins Pushcart Prize for Best Essay, Edwin Smith
Four UM Faculty Members Named Liberal Arts New Scholars, Edwin Smith
MFA Student Wins Prestigious Cave Canem Award in Poetry, Edwin Smith
Prison-to-College Pipeline Program Helps Participants Build Futures, Edwin Smith
UM English Major Wins Prize at Southern Literary Festival, Edwin Smith
UM English Professor Receives Carnegie Fellowship, Edwin Smith
UM Visiting Professor Receives Summer Scholar Award to Vassar, Edwin Smith
English Professor Awarded ACLS Fellowship, Christina Steube
2016
Environmental-themed Poster and Writing Contest Open for Submissions, Mallory L. McClurg
Franklin Wins Berlin Prize, Fellowship in Germany, Michael Newsom
UM Graduate Wins Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship, Michael Newsom
UM Creative Writing Program Ranked Among Nation's Top 10, Edwin Smith
Vanderbilt University Scholar to Discuss 'Faulkner and Latin America', Edwin Smith
Faulkner Conference and Rowan Oak Offer Learning Opportunities, Christina Steube
Library acquires historic volume of Shakespeare's Second Folio, Christina Steube
Two UM Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Writer's Conference, Christina Steube
2015
Doctoral Students Win Prestigious Fellowships, Dennis Irwin
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at UM Starts July 19, Michael Newsom
Three Faculty Members Receive Liberal Arts Teaching Awards, Edwin Smith
UM Program Transforms Incarcerated Men into College Students, Edwin Smith
Amy Sara Carroll Chosen as Summer Poet in Residence, Christina Steube
English Instructor Wins Statewide Poetry Prize, Christina Steube
Korean Language Scholar to Deliver 55th Annual Longest Lecture, Christina Steube
UM Alumnus Leads VQR Magazine to Prestigious Nominations, Christina Steube
Authors to Face Off in Literary Death Match, Nathan Weber
UM to Honor First Doctoral Recipient in English, Nathan Weber
2014
New Book Details Work of Lifesaving Labradors, Misty Cowherd
Ann Fisher-Wirth Named UM 2014 Teacher of the Year, Mitchell Diggs
Mark Wagenaar Chosen as UM Summer Poet in Residence, Dennis Irwin
Indiana Professor to Discuss Growing Influence of African Languages, Michael Newsom
UM Faculty Members, Alumni Win MIAL Honors, Ashley Page
Southern Literary Festival Returning to UM, Edwin Smith
Three Receive Liberal Arts Teaching Honors, Edwin Smith
Jay Watson to Deliver Annual Humanities Lecture, Christina Steube
2013
Former Students, Colleagues Remember Longtime English Chair, Lindsey Abernathy
Crime Fiction Author Selected as Grisham Writer-in-Residence, Rebecca Lauck Cleary
UM Alumna Receives Prestigious Stegner Fellowship at Stanford, Misty Cowherd
Bagby Brings Beowulf to UM Halloween Night, Michael Newsom
Pat Conroy to Read from 'The Death of Santini' at UM, Michael Newsom
Professor and Author to Give UM's Baine Lecture, Michael Newsom
UM English Professor Receives Rare Honor, Michael Newsom
Authors Hannah and Ford Honored with Room in UM English Department, Edwin Smith
MFA Program, Graduates Making Major Strides, Edwin Smith
MFA Students to Read Winning Entries on 'Thacker Mountain Radio', Edwin Smith
2012
Renowned poet joins UM English Department, Lindsey Abernathy
Ecocritic to Discuss Shakespeare Standard April 3, Rebecca Lauck Cleary
Traci Brimhall Selected as Summer Poet-in-Residence, Rebecca Lauck Cleary
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Library Champion John Pilkington Dies, Elaine Pugh
Best-selling Author Headlines 2012 UM Freshman Convocation, Ryan Whittington