More Writing Remix! with Dan Dissinger Megan Nolan, and Melissa Rampelli!
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 […]
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Justine Wilson lands tenure-track job at Bard Early College!
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!
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, […]
Zoom Graduations 2021!
For anyone who missed them, here’s a recording of the three Zoom Graduation Ceremony for the English department during this pandemic year. Undergraduate Ceremony Sunday […]
Submit to Newtown Literary ! Calling all Queens writers!
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 […]
Comprehensive Congrats to Brian Hicks!
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 […]
Three Poems by Maureen Daniels
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 […]
SJU English Alum Samira Grayson to begin PhD
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 […]
Job Opening in New York, with interest in English Majors
[A job opening for an English major in NYC has come our way – please follow up if interested!] ARTICOLO LIGHTING : NOW HIRING FOR […]
Blog Alum Interviews: Dr. Danielle Lee, 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 […]
SJU BA/MA alum Joe Schneider heading to University of Chicago
We would like to congratulate Joe Schneider, a BA and MA alum of the SJU English department, on his future as a funded MA student […]
SJU Grad Students Awarded MLA/Mellon Summer Institute Grant!
We are pleased to announce that two of our own PhD students, Sarah Glessner and Amity Nathaniel, have been awarded fellowship support to attend the […]
Dr. Danielle Lee Zoom-Lecture hosted by UC Riverside – Fri 4/16 at 2 pm
On Friday 4/16 at 2 pm, SJU alum Dr. Danielle Lee will present an invited guest Lecture (via Zoom) as part of University of California […]
Bookmarks April 22! Edited Collections on Earth Day with Drs Travis and Mentz
Come join us on Earth Day 2021, April 22 during Common Hour, for our last Bookmarks event of the spring semester. Dr. Jennifer Travis and […]
Poem Published by Phoebe Miller
We are pleased to celebrate the publication of an original poem by a St. John’s student. Phoebe Miller wrote her poem “Growing Pains” in English […]
Plants and Poetics: A Panel Discussion (Noon March 31 on YouTube)
…featuring St. John’s own Professor Lee Ann Brown! at University of Pennsylvania Kelly Writers House: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0321.php#31 PLANTS AND POETICS: A PANEL DISCUSSION Lee Ann Brown, […]
Congratulations to Nancy Alvarez and Raquel Corona on their publication!
Dr. Nancy Alvarez (PhD ’17) and Dr. Raquel Corona (PhD 2021) had their chapter “Estamos Locas? Narratives of Resistance in an English PhD Program” about […]
Junior English majors: Internship Opportunity at Plough Magazine
The internship is described below by Dana Wiser, its coordinator: “We offer 8 seats, 4 at a time for a month each. Interns assist editorially […]
Spring Bookmarks #1: Dr. Gregory Maertz on 3/15
Bookmarks, Dr. Maertz Poster Our first Bookmarks event of the spring semester will feature Dr. Gregory Maertz in dialogue with Dr. Stephen Sicari about Nostalgia for […]
Dr. Phillip Grayson, Assistant Professor of English at Tennessee State University
News from St. John’s English Ph.D. alumnae! Dr. Phillip Grayson, who graduated from St. John’s with his Ph.D. in English in 2017, is currently a […]
Book Release Announcement
An exciting announcement from one of St. John’s own Ph.D. students—Peter Vanderberg’s chapbook, celestial navigation, is being published spring 2021 by Finishing Line Press! On […]
Bigger 6 / CECS Article Prize
Bigger 6 / CECS Article Prize We’re pleased to announce a prize for the best article from 2020 in Romanticist studies by an emerging scholar […]