Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 500+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently.
So, we’re highlighting periodically some of the posts that have garnered a lot of views or that address topics of continuing interest in the current moment — posts that you may have missed or that you might want to revisit.
Today, in honor of the fifth year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to remote instruction and self-isolation, we feature a post that was published four years ago on March 11, 2021: “One Year Later.”
Looking back over the first year of the pandemic, the post includes reflections from three M.A. students who were in our program in March 2020: Amy Levin Plattner (MA ’21), Mawi Sonna (MA ’21), and Sariah Cheadle (MA ’22).
As Mawi Sonna explains, “As I look back on the last few months, I sometimes forget to remember that they were truly hard but also the importance of staying connected to others. I’m grateful for my community even if it’s taken on a new form.”
See the full post at “One Year Later” — and our best wishes to all as we move forward into 2025.
— Karin Westman, Department Head
K-State English 