News & Events
News
Student Spotlight: Lydia Thompson

ECL is taking Lydia Thompson to the Happiest Place on Earth, other than Greenlaw Hall! Not only is Lydia a great student, one of the 2018-2019 “Top Ten Scholar Athletes,” but she is also now an intern at Walt Disney World!
HHIVE Lab Researchers Find Dance Can Help People Manage Chronic Illness

Can dance help people struggling with chronic illness? After a visit to the Health and Humanities Interdisciplinary Venue for Exploration (HHIVE Lab), Chancellor’s Science Scholar Maebelle Mathew was determined to find out.
PhD Candidate Eddie Moore Wins Inaugural J. Lee Greene Award

In honor of Dr. Johnny Lee Greene, the Department of English and Comparative Literature at UNC Chapel Hill established the J. Lee Greene Award: for Excellence in Postgraduate Work on Race and Ethnicity.
Student Spotlight: Annabel Chung

Meet Annabel Chung, ECL and Chemistry double major and Fulbright award winner!
UNC Alumnus, Blake Crouch, and his book, Recursion, featured in News and Observer

Upon the release of his newest book, Recursion (Penguin Random House, 2019), The News & Observer featured UNC Alumnus (Class of 2000), Blake Crouch.
Student Spotlight: Andreamarie Efthymiou

Andreamarie Efthymiou, an undergraduate who had originally placed herself on the pre-med track, quickly found herself more at home in the English and Comparative Literature Department than anywhere else.
Dr. Jessica Wolfe on BBC’s “In Our Time”

On June 6th, Dr. Jessica Wolfe, professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, spoke on the BBC’s weekly podcast, “In Our Time.”
Student Spotlight: Isabella St. Onge

Isabella St. Onge, a double ECL and theatre major, demonstrates the perfect example of one student finding a way to connect two seemingly disengaged topics for the benefit of both fields.
Dr. Shayne Legassie Awarded Mellon New Directions Fellowship

Dr. Shayne Legassie, a professor of Comparative Literature at UNC, has recently been awarded a Mellon New Directions Fellowship to pursue ethnobotany.
Student Spotlight: Chris Combemale

Chris Combemale, an ECL major who consistently works in the Department of Dramatic Art here on campus, discusses how his English studies have crossed disciplines to equip him with the fundamental skills he needs to succeed.
Events
Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hanes Room 121Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mettlesome TheaterTerrance Hayes, 2024 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
February 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser Auditorium