Winter 2006

Letter from the Chair
by Jahan Ramazani
Jahan Ramazani, Edgar F. Shannon Professor and Chair, writes on the state of things in the Department of English.

‘This I Believe’
by Anne Bromley
Gregory Orr, professor of creative writing, read a personal essay as part of the National Public Radio series on Feb. 20, 2006.

A Grounds for Writers: Teaching the Greats We’ve Asked to Stay
by Richard Gibson
Graduate student Richard Gibson describes his undergraduate class.

Art & poetry in motion
by Amber Davis
Project puts student work on UTS buses.

Robert Frost’s ‘War Thoughts at Home’ Discovered
by Robert Stilling (The Virginia Quarterly Review)
Rob Stilling, a graduate student in our department, describes finding a new poem by Robert Frost.

In Memoriam: Robert Kellogg
by Gordon Braden
Longtime member of the English department and former Dean of the College Robert Kellogg died in 2004. Here is Gordon Braden’s memorial resolution.

Remembrances by Majors Past
Former English majors reflect on how being an English major impacted their lives and careers.

Faculty news
Some of the things we’ve been up to.

Graduate student news
Job placements, essays accepted, awards and honors accrued lately by our current graduate students.

Alumni news
Former majors bring us up to date.