Alumni Spotlight: Molly Hamm-Rodriguez

Molly Hamm-Rodriguez (BA '10) When I tell people that I am from Kansas, they are usually surprised. How did I end up in a career focused on comparative and international education, given where I’m from? In response, I always point to my time as an English major at K-State. My interest in understanding the human … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Molly Hamm-Rodriguez

From the Archive: Grad Student Spotlight: Hannah Rollison

Hannah Rollison (MA ’22) (Photo: 2022) 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Grad Student Spotlight: Hannah Rollison

Kansas Book Festival 2025: Tribute to Jonathan Holden

Saturday's Kansas Book Festival celebrated books, readers, and the art of making meaning of our lives. My primary purpose for attending was to hear a tribute to Jonathan Holden, first poet laureate of Kansas (2005-2007) and Kansas State English professor from 1978-2013. Following Jonathan's death on December 20, 2024, Tom Averill began to contact some … Continue reading Kansas Book Festival 2025: Tribute to Jonathan Holden

From the Archive: Alumni Spotlight: Malorie Wagner

Malorie Wagner (BA ’18) (Photo: Feb 2019) 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Alumni Spotlight: Malorie Wagner

From the Archive: Alumni Spotlight: Mel Hammond

Mel Hammond (MA ’14) 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: Alumni Spotlight: Mel Hammond

Summer 2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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

April 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

From the Archive: Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Williams

Brooke Williams (MA ’11) sits with Willie the Wildcat in the K-State Student Union on a visit to K-State’s campus to participate in the 2017 Alumni Career Panel. 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!), … Continue reading From the Archive: Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Williams

Alumni in Children’s Literature

Since the inauguration of our Concentration in Children's Literature as part of our M.A. in English in 2006, fantastic students have made the most of our program.  Bringing their considerable talents to our classroom discussions, program, and community, they have studied, taught, traveled, conferenced, written, expressed themselves through Stitch memes, and excelled. During their time … Continue reading Alumni in Children’s Literature