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WKU Hosts 24th Annual Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing
Oct 27th, 2020
The WKU Department of English and the African American Studies Program hosted the 24th Annual Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing via Zoom.
Read MoreThe Role of Literature in Environmental Activism
Oct 27th, 2020
WKU English Department Intern Joseph Shoulders sheds a spotlight on climate change in literature. Does climate fiction produce practical consequences, encouraging us to think about the Earth?s sustainability?
Read MoreEnglish Salon Holds Meeting Over Zoom
Oct 26th, 2020
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the English Salon held a virtual meeting where attendees were invited to talk about any piece of media or art that had made them happy during quarantine.
Read MoreMary Ellen Miller & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing To Be Held October 25th
Oct 22nd, 2020
Mary Ellen Miller & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing To Be Held October 25th
Read MoreWhy should you study English? To resist the ideology threatening the pursuit of knowledge.
Oct 20th, 2020
In his blog, Shoulders encourages us to reconsider the pursuit of knowledge as only a means to lucrative employment. He also asks us to evaluate the real purpose of education and argues that “to devalue language and art is to devalue the human condition."
Read MorePCAL Fall Festival "PCAL Pocus" is set for October 28!
Oct 14th, 2020
Visit the WKU English Department's PCAL Fall Festival Booth and have your fortune told in the form of a poem! The PCAL Fall Festival will be held Wednesday, October 28 from 1-4 pm!
Read MoreWKU English Major integrates Professional Writing Skills into Admissions Internship Position
Oct 8th, 2020
English major Hannah Van Winkle integrates her love of WKU and her skills as a PW major to create an internship which allows her to dedicate her talents to community service.
Read MoreAlumnus Dillon Miller Uses PW Skills to Gain Job at Dueling Grounds Distillery
Sep 29th, 2020
Dillon Miller graduated from WKU in 2020 with a degree in Professional Writing and a minor in Entrepreneurship. With determination and goals in mind, he worked to create a position for himself with a Kentucky distillery.
Read More2020 Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing
Sep 23rd, 2020
Learn more about our annual poetry contest that honors the late Professor Mary Ellen and Dr. Jim Wayne Miller, in addition to eligibility, guidelines, and deadlines.
Read MoreMJ Mayo Co-authors Feed the Need Grant Addressing Food Insecurity on Campus
Sep 15th, 2020
WKU English major MJ Mayo, a senior from Henderson, KY, recently had the opportunity to co-author $10,000 grant: Feed the Need: Addressing Food Insecurity at WKU.
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