Congratulations to Tejan Waszak!
Tejan Waszak, ABD, passed her oral comprehensive exams in early September. Tejan prepared in the areas of performance theory (with Dr. Shante Smalls), Anglophone Caribbean literature (with Dr. […]
Academic Life
Professional Development Opportunities Abound!
St. John’s University Students are invited to participate in a number of seminars designed to enrich their professional development. Please see the following list of […]
CFP: Virtual Identities and Self Promotion at the PCA/ACA 2018 National Conference
St. John’s University students are invited to submit entries for the following call for proposals. For easy submission access, click here. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR VIRTUAL […]
Join Penguin Books for “Remember, Resist, Discover”—A Banned Books Week Event
St. John’s University students are invited to join Penguin Books for “Remember, Resist, Discover”, a banned books week event. Please see the flier below for details, […]
LATIN HERITAGE MONTH PRESENTS: “One of a Kind” Afro-Latinx Panel
St. John’s University Students are invited to join a slew of university partners for a “One of a Kind” Afro-Latinx panel in celebration of Latin […]
Women and Gender Studies Welcomes YOU to Lunch — September 28th
St. John’s University Students interested in gender studies and women’s issues are encouraged to join the Women and Gender Studies department during common hour for […]
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: English Faculty Position at Berea College
St. John’s University Postdoc Students are Invited to Apply for a faculty position at Berea College’s English department. Please see the following excerpt for details: […]
CFP: NEMLA 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION – Deadline September 30th
St. John’s University Students are invited to submit their abstract proposals for the Northeast Modern Language Association’s 49th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Please see […]
Sam McCalla, ABD!
Congrats to Sammantha McCalla on her incredible comp exam defense covering a range of topics on Caribbean childhood, literature, postcolonial theory, Afropessimissim, and colonial education. […]
CFP—The Things We Carry: Strategies for Recognizing and Negotiating Emotional Labor in Writing Program Administration
St. John’s Students are welcomed and encouraged to submit materials for the following edited collection by OCTOBER 15, 2017. Please read the following: Editors: Courtney Adams Wooten, […]
UNDERGRADUATE PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY: Red Cedar Review
Attention Undergraduates, You are invited to submit materials for publishing to the Red Cedar Review, a Michigan State University journal. Please see the following message […]
JOB LISTING: Professor, African American Literary and Cultural Studies – U of Miami
Please review the following job posting and description, courtesy of MLA and the University of Miami. Tenured or Tenure-Track Professor, African American Literary and […]
CONFERENCE – Novel Theory: Society For Novel Studies, in Conjunction With V21
NOVEL THEORY –the biannual conference of The Society for Novel Studies— in conjunction with V21 Collective May 31-June 2, 2018 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY […]
Founder’s Week – Poetry for Shelter and Social Justice (Reading & Open Mic)
Join us for poetry reading and open mic Friday, September 22 Poetry Reading: 11 am – 2 pm Open Mic: 2 – 4.30 pm Reception: 4.30 – 6 pm Open […]
Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls is Published in Criticism Vol. 58, No. 2
St. John’s University’s very own Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls has been published in Criticism volume 58, issue number 2. This spring 2017 collection of articles, published by Wayne State […]
Find SJU’s Anne Geller and “The Meaningful Writing Project” at IWAC 2018!
For IWAC 2018, we will be joined by Michelle Eodice, Anne Ellen Geller, and Neal Lerner. These scholars behind The Meaningful Writing project will have […]
The University of Toledo Master of Arts in English (Funded)
I am writing again this year on behalf of the English Department of the University of Toledo to request your help in recruiting students for […]
APPLY NOW: NYC Proseminar Application Due June 1, 2017
What is the New York City Proseminar? Each academic year until 2018, the MLA offers a proseminar on careers for twenty doctoral students and recent […]
National Women’s Studies Association Offers Free Registration
ANNUAL CONFERENCE April 27, 2017 The National Women’s Studies Association is pleased to announce a new complimentary conference registration policy for the upcoming […]
NEWS: Doctoral Student Nancy Alvarez’s Wins IWCA dissertation Research Grant
Ph.D. Student Lands Research Grant for “Tutoring While Latina” The International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) has awarded SJU student Nancy Alvarez ‘18Ph.D. with the Winter […]
English Ph.D. Graduates Land Tenure-Track Positions
Friday, April 28, 2017 Five recent graduates of the Ph.D. program in English have already secured coveted tenure-track positions in the field. Katelynn DeLuca ‘17Ph.D., […]
NEWS: Dr. Kathy Lubey Wins Faculty Award
Dr. Kathleen Lubey, Associate Professor of English, recently won the Outstanding Achievement Medal recognizing faculty accomplishment and service. The award is given to faculty who […]