June 12, 2020
Students in UC's Literary Publishing class use their skills to publish Short Vine, a new undergraduate literary journal
August 4, 2020
Writing is required to succeed in and eventually leave graduate school, writes Laura R. Micciche, yet Ph.D. students often don't receive enough support for this mostly invisible private work.
January 20, 2022
Only 15 years before professor of English LaVerne Summerlin joined UC’s faculty, Rosa Parks took her place on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and changed history. With the country on the cusp of seismic civil rights change, Summerlin joined UC’s faculty in 1970, and since, she has exerted her own quiet influence on classes, academic programs, and campus culture—changing history in her own way. Summerlin will be honored at UC’s 2022 Onyx & Ruby Gala, which each year recognizes the achievements of Black alumni, faculty and staff for their achievements at UC. She will receive the Tower of Strength Award for shaping students’ personal and professional development.
November 19, 2021
University of Cincinnati alumna Angelique Kennedy-Chavannes combines English major and study abroad experiences into a career at Fodor’s.
November 22, 2021
The New York Times publishes a news obituary for Justus Rosenberg, a member of the French resistance who helped artists and intellectuals flee the Germans during World War II. After the war, he earned a doctorate at the University of Cincinnati and taught literature.
October 22, 2021
The horror movie genre portrays teens as 'dumb', but they are able to laugh at the trope. After all, who would ever go into the basement...not me!
February 8, 2022
If you’re thinking about majoring in English as a college undergraduate, you may be wondering about the benefits of studying a language you already know. Regardless of your professional goals, there is no doubt most careers require refined reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The University of Cincinnati’s Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, offers academic routes that align with students’ career goals and personal interests. Whether you want to become an educator, author or enter the corporate or non-profit worlds, students in the English program learn the necessary skills that help them stand out in the job market. English is an interdisciplinary field that combines scholarly and creative work, in additional to tracks with professional applications. Students are given the liberty to pursue various academic routes. Lisa Beckelheimer, director of undergraduate studies, explains that the program was revised about three years ago to better suit the professional and creative needs of students.
November 7, 2022
UC undergraduate Mars Robinson understands as well as any the financial challenges that can face college students. A non-traditional student, Robinson took a break after high school graduation before entering UC’s College of Arts and Sciences to pursue an English major with an emphasis on creative writing. In the beginning, Robinson worked in a casino to pay tuition while she pursued her degree. The night work wasn’t compatible with her goals, she says, and she found herself mentally drained and struggling academically. Then, in 2021, she found an internship opportunity with the University of Cincinnati Press.
October 27, 2021
Four students from the University of Cincinnati have been named University Innovation Fellows. The program is run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.