ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NEWS


Fallible Aesthetics

Fallible Aesthetics

| March 23 2023

English faculty member and Associate Director of the University Writing Center, Dr James (Jim) Hamby is releasing a book of poetry entitled Fallible AestheticsHe offers readers a reflective collection of poems on themes such ...

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Down the Back Lane

Down the Back Lane

| March 19 2023

Professor Emeritus and musician Kevin Donovan presents Down the Back Lane every Sunday from 4-6pm (CT), a radio program featuring traditional and contemporary Celtic recordings with an emphasis on Irish music with occasional journeys both nearby and well beyond. Listen in to enjoy Dr Donovan's familiar voice, sharing his love and knowledge of Celtic music.

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NACLO 2023 at MTSU

NACLO 2023 at MTSU

| March 19 2023

Dr. Aleka Blackwell is a national team coach for NACLO, the North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition. The contest is for high school students who are competing to make the national team. Top performers on the open round will be invited to compete in the invitational round. The winners of the invitational round will be eligible t...

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Dr Albakry in the News

Dr Albakry in the News

| December 9 2022

Dr Mohammed Albakry, Professor of English, has recently contributed two important opinion pieces to Inside Higher Ed and The Tennesseean. The first, published December 6, "On Wri...

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Faculty Service Awards

Faculty Service Awards

| December 5 2022

We are proud to announce MTSU’s 2022 service awards for the following English faculty members:

  • Will Brantley, 30 years
  • Elyce Helford, 30 years
  • Randy Mackin, 25 years
  • Ron Kates, 25 years
  • Robert Lawrence, 20 years
  • Jennifer Kates, 20 years
  • Laura Dubek, 20 years
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