Articles by Steve Mentz

We are so excited to share the following press release from the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) celebrating the work of our own […]

Here’s our interview with our double-alum, Regina Duthely, who received her BA in English at St. John’s in 2007 and returned later for a PhD, […]

Come join us in Zoomtopia for a celebration and discussion of Dr. Melissa Mowry’s new book, Collective Understanding, Radicalism, and Literary History, 1645-1742 (Oxford University Press, 2021). […]

Many of our students and faculty might be interested in Dr. Shondel Nero’s upcoming lectureon Language Education policy in the Caribbean. Dr. Nero is a […]

Here’s an Instagram link to a poetry reading on Wed night 10/13 on Instagram Live. Hosted by Wren Hanks (@reallytruleyashark), the event will celebrate the […]

Continuing our series of SJU English Alum Profiles, we have this month a profile of Dr. Laila Shikaki, who received her PhD in English from […]

The Discover France program, directed by Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls, will begin enrolling students for Fall 2022. Please follow this link for more information or […]

St John’s English graduate students and Writing Center Grad Assistants have had their Roundtable proposal accepted at the prestigious national Conference on College Composition and […]

Even when we’re not hungry, we’re all so pleased to see the amazing work and community-building of our favorote Taco Literary professor, Dr. Steven Alvarez. […]

Welcome back to Queens in Fall 2021! We are looking forward to a lively, safe, and productive semester. Here’s the second in our ongoing series […]

We’re always proud of our SJU English alums, and we’ve been enjoying the emergence of the amazing Writing Remix podcast out of Los Angeles, co-hosted […]

English PhD Candidate, Justine Nicole Wilson has just accepted the position of Full-time Faculty in the Department of Literature at Bard Early College Queen’s Campus. […]

Congrats to Dr. Donna Downing, who successfully defended her dissertation today via Zoom. Her committee, including mentor Dr. Melissa Mowry, and Drs. Lubey and Mentz, […]

Submissions for issue #18 are open! We took a little break to let the staff catch their breaths after a difficult 2020. The staff is […]

These smiling faces bring the excellent news that Brian Hicks has passed his PhD Comprehensive Exams. Congrats, Brian! With thanks also the the excellent committee […]

We’re happy to announce the publication of Three Poems by SJU English PhD student Maureen Daniels, on the web-magazine Grand Little Things. Grand Little Things […]

Please join us in congratulating our department’s MA alum Sami Grayson on her new academic adventure! Samira (Korgan) Grayson (B.A./M.A. 2015/2016) will begin her PhD […]

We’re introducing today, on Shakespeare’s (supposed) birthday and deathaversary, a new blog series for the St. John’s English community. We’ll be contacting recent alums of […]