Creative Writing Professor Dr. Eric Schlich wins 2025 Stonewall Honor Book Award from the American Library Association
Dr. Eric Schlich's novel Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife has been awarded the American Library Association's 2025 Stonewall Honor book award! Click here to read more about this award, and click here for more information on Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife.
Applied Linguistics Professors Awarded $2.6 Million Grant for Professional Development of English Learners
Drs. Rebecca Adams and Emily Thrush, English Department, have been awarded a grant under the U.S. Department of Education's National Professional Development program. The project will receive $2.6 million over the next five years, beginning with $503,580 in the 2024-2025 academic year. These funds will be used to increase the number of licensed ESL teachers in local school systems. Huge congratulations to Drs. Adams and Thrush for this amazing achievement and for their outstanding work for our Applied Linguistics and TESOL students! You can read more about the project, Ensuring Success for English Learners, here.
Spring 2025
English Department Award Ceremony - May 1st
Join us on May 1st from 11am-12pm to celebrate this year's English Department award
winners! The ceremony will be held in Patterson Hall 456, with a luncheon to follow
in Patterson Hall 403. Click here to see the list of 2025 award winners!