News & Events
News
Dr. Heidi Kim Appointed Director of Asian American Center

Congratulations Dr. Heidi Kim, inaugural director of the Asian American Center!
Student Spotlight: Garland Rieman

Meet Garland Rieman, ECL senior and Jane Austen Summer Program intern!
Meet the Professor: Melissa Faliveno

Welcome, Melissa Faliveno! The Kenan Visiting Writer for 2020-2021, Faliveno joined the ECL Department this fall.
Dr. Rebecka Rutledge Fisher and Dr. Courtney Rivard Named IAH 2020-21 Faculty Fellows

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

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

The Department of English and Comparative Literature was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Sally Sasz ’21 last month.
Kenan Visiting Writer, Melissa Faliveno, releases new book

This year’s Kenan Visiting Writer, Melissa Faliveno, has a new book, TOMBOYLAND, coming out August 4th from Topple Books.
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.
Events
Monique Truong, 2023 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser AuditoriumUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Carmen Hsu (UNC)
March 30 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233UNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Emma Maggie Solberg (Bowdoin)
April 6 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Potrait of a Woman in Silk: London Designer Anna Maria Garthwaite with Zara Anishanslin
April 18 @ 5:00 pmSenior Honors Creative Nonfiction Readings
April 19 @ 6:30 pm Graham MemorialUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Jessica Brantley (Yale)
April 20 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Department of English and Comparative Literature Commencement
May 13 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Paul Green Theatre