Last Friday, February 6, Spot Fire Press held an Open House on the 3rd floor of Willard Hall. Funded by an inaugural 2025 Applied Learning Experiences (ALE) Incentive Grant, Spot Fire Press is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Departments of Art, English, and Landscape Architecture and Regional and Community Planning, K-State Libraries, and University Printing. … Continue reading Spot Fire Press Open House
Krista Everhart (BS ’20, English Education and English minor) 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: “Kansas Women Have Done It”: Visiting America’s First Woman Mayor in Argonia, Kansas
Location: Department digital archivesObject: Photo from the Mock Caldecott held 7 Dec. 2019Observations: 1) This photo captures some of the undergraduate and graduate students who participated in the Mock Caldecott in December 2019, an annual event sponsored by the Department and one of our student organizations, the Children's and Adolescent Literature Community, with support from … Continue reading Found Object: Mock Caldecott Favorites 2019
Alexander Hurla (BA ’22) 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Undergrad Student Spotlight: Alexander Hurla
Students in Anuja Madan's ENGL 580 "World Literature" (Fall 2025) Note: For Part I of this post, visit "Students' Views on AI in College, Part 1." Given the prevalence of AI in college since Chat GPT and generative AI emerged at the end of 2022, I had my students in "Selected World Literatures" (ENG 580) … Continue reading Students’ Views on AI in College, Part 2
Students in Anuja Madan's ENGL 310 "Introduction to Literary Studies" (Fall 2025) Given the prevalence of AI in college since ChatGPT and generative AI emerged at the end of 2022, I had my students in "Introduction to Literary Studies" (ENGL 310) read three articles on AI and the decline in reading levels during the first … Continue reading Students’ Views on AI in College, Part 1
Banned Books Week 2025 (Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association) Last night, I sat on my bed with the windows open, it was the first chilly Fall evening of the year. I'd felt the crisp air sliding over my skin and gently fluttering the pages of my reading journal. I was finishing filling in … Continue reading Recognizing Banned Books Week 2025 at K-State
Cover for Immigrant Englishes around the World (Routledge, 2025), which includes an essay by Mary Kohn and Trevin Garcia (BA '18). Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department's recent publications, presentations, announcements, and awards. The issue for September showcases a greater range of research, scholarship, and creative activity that … Continue reading Summer 2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Cover for Beyond Little Women: Essays on the Secondary Works of Louisa May Alcott (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025), which includes an essay by Greg Eiselein. Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department's recent publications, presentations, announcements, and awards. We're happy to recognize the recent successes in research, scholarship, and creative activity … Continue reading April 2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Emma Rupprecht (BA ') and Harrison Jones (BA '28) Our Undergraduate Student Spotlight typically features a single student reflecting on the experience of English at K-State. Today, we feature the four undergraduate English majors who have been recognized with a 2025 Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award for their success in research and writing. The Kirmser Undergraduate … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: 2025 Kirmser Awards
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