Congratulations to Chloe Hamer, Jo Klevdal, emilio Taiveaho, Nikki Roulo, Leslie Rowen, and Krysten Voelkner!

Congratulations to Molly Rose Hansen, Brett Michael Harris, Laura Jean Nelson, and Carol Rivers Seigler!

Welcome, Geovani Ramírez! Ramírez joined the faculty this fall as a postdoctoral fellow.

This year’s Thomas Wolfe Lecture, featuring Michael Parker, will be on October 6.

Welcome, Ruby Pappoe! Pappoe joined the ECL Department this fall.

Congratulations Dr. Heidi Kim, inaugural director of the Asian American Center!

Welcome, Melissa Faliveno! The Kenan Visiting Writer for 2020-2021, Faliveno joined the ECL Department this fall. 

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities named two ECL professors, Dr. Rebecka Rutledge Fisher and Dr. Courtney Rivard, 2020-2021 Faculty Fellows.

Beloved teacher and author, Daphne Athas, died in the early hours of July 28th.

The Department of English and Comparative Literature was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Sally Sasz ’21 last month.