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ECL’s Statement of Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland, Akiel Denkins…And too many more. A movement powered by generations that include our own students and alums- the Black Lives Matter Movement- has taken up the call. The Department of English & Comparative Literature supports the movement for Black lives.
Dr. María DeGuzmán named the Eugene H. Falk Distinguished Professor
Dr. María DeGuzmán has been appointed the Eugene H. Falk Distinguished Professor, an endowed professorship bestowed by the college.
Dr. Candace Epps-Robertson named the first Jonathan M. Hess Term Professor.
Epps-Robertson is the Associate Director of the Writing Program, Director of Writing in the Disciplines, and studies rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies.
Student Spotlight: Keely Hendricks
Meet Keely Hendricks, an ECL and French and Francophone Studies double major (class of 2020) who will be teaching English in Senegal thanks to an English Teaching Assistantship through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Nora Augustine and Jane McGrail awarded Humanities Professional Pathways Award
UNC’s Humanities for the Public Good Initiative has awarded the Humanities Professional Pathways Award to two ECL PhD students: Nora Augustine and Jane McGrail.
The Homebound Project
With the theatres dark, ECL alumna Catya McMullen is turning her creative energy in a new direction, an online charity helping those affected by COVID-19.
Celebrating Honors Thesis Students
With all that has been happening this semester, we wanted to make sure that we took a moment to give credit to ECL’s amazing honors thesis students.
Christopher Armitage Recalls J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis
In a recent interview with The Well, ECL Professor Christopher Armitage discussed his time at Oxford with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
Geovani Ramírez Receives Two University-Wide Honors
ECL PhD candidate Geovani Ramírez has won a Diversity Award and been selected for induction into the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society.
John McGowan Receives Thomas Jefferson Award
The university-wide award honors the member of the faculty who “has best exemplified the ideals and objectives of Thomas Jefferson.”
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