Undergraduate Student Spotlight
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Student Spotlight: Drew Jones
Meet Drew Jones, a recent ECL graduate that has found meaningful ways to incorporate his skills as an English major into his career as an insurance agent.
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Undergraduate Victoria Wlosok to Publish Novel
Sophomore Victoria Wlosok will be publishing her debut novel in 2023. “How to Find a Missing Girl,” is a sapphic YA thriller that follows amateur teenage detective Iris Blackthorn as she investigates the disappearance of her cheerleader ex-girlfriend—who also happens to be the creator of a notorious local true-crime podcast about Iris’s missing older sister.
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Student Spotlight: Denise Stroud
Meet Denise Stroud, who recently won the spring 2022 Bland Simpson writing award!
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Student Spotlight: Chelsea Deitelzweig
Meet Chelsea Deitelzweig, a pre-med English major and Morehead-Cain Scholar!
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Celebrating Honors Thesis Class of 2022
Congratulations to all the ECL seniors who completed an Honors Thesis in the Department this year!
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Student Spotlight: Camille DiBenedetto
“I like writing about things that are actually happening in the world that I feel are relevant. Nonfiction can actually be super interesting if you tell the story the right way.”
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Student Spotlight: Latonya Dalton
As we continue to highlight the wide array of students in the DOECL, we’re turning our attention to non-traditional student Latonya Dalton,
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Luisa Peñaflor wins Thomas Wolfe Scholarship
Congratulations to Peñaflor on being awarded the Thomas Wolfe Scholarship for her literary promise!