Department of English and Foreign Languages
Living on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain was for Rob Spillman what some might call a “defining experience.” There, the co-founder of Tin House magazine and author of the recently published All Tomorrow’s Parties, spent his formative years in the...
Karin Gillespie, part-time instructor in the Department of English and Foreign Languages, was awarded a 2016 Georgia Author of the Year Award in the Romance Category for her novel, Girl Meets Class at the 52nd annual Georgia Author of the Year...
Sarah Carter, editor-in-chief of The Bell Ringer, Augusta University’s oldest student publication, said the only things better than the memories she’s made as an undergraduate were the deep connections she’s made with students and...
The Department of English & Foreign Languages at Augusta University welcomes award-winning author and activist Janisse Ray to campus on Wednesday, April 27, for a reading and discussion of Ray’s first novel, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood. The...
Dr. Cheryl Hopson has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember. Her love of reading has translated into a career as an assistant professor of African-American literature at Augusta University and it is evident in her scholarship. In...
It’s no secret that modern journalism is in the midst of a major transition. As more and more publications switch from print to online formats, the search for the perfect paper continues. The Bell Ringer, Augusta University’s student...
The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Augusta University will host its 4th Annual Writers Weekend on Friday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom on the Summerville Campus. A reception for authors and...
Augusta University will host more than 100 student presenters at the 33rd annual Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference on Saturday, Feb. 27. The single-day event will be held in both the Jaguar Student Activities Center and University Hall. A...
Six Augusta University undergraduate students will present their research at the 30th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April. Hosted in 2016 by the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the NCUR is an annual conference...
“Be open to chances.” Why did you choose Augusta University? “I initially chose Augusta University because the school has a great English department. The professors here are known as some of the best in Georgia.” What did you...
Several Georgia Regents University undergraduate students made a name for themselves this year across the state of Georgia. Diamond Jenkins Wright, Taylohr Brown and Walter Quiller presented their research, titled “Text Mining and Digital...
As the Georgia Center for the Book gears up for its 14th semiannual festival, there’s never been a better time to be a bibliophile in Augusta! Traditionally, the Georgia Literary Festival has moved throughout Georgia, stopping in historic cities...
For years, leading psychologists around the world have stressed the importance of writing for emotional well-being. The process, says Dr. James Pennebaker of the University of Texas at Austin, has been shown to improve mental health and shorten...
The GRU Lyceum Series is sponsoring yet another world-class act on Thursday, Sept. 24, with “When the Night Unravels – An Evening with Victoria Vox.” The concert, presented by the Department of English and Foreign Languages, runs from 7:30-9 p.m. at...
Karin Gillespie has quite a few writing achievements to her name. For one thing, she writes a popular book column, “By the Book,” for the Augusta Chronicle. If that wasn’t enough local exposure, she’s also a humor columnist for Augusta Magazine. She...
As an Honors Criminal Justice and Psychology double-major, one exceptional Georgia Regents University student has dedicated himself to a strain of research that is as intriguing as it is unbelievable. You see, Austin Hendricks studies the minds of...
Did you know that Martinez, Georgia, was named after a wealthy Cuban refugee? If not, you’re not alone, but a recent grant bestowed to the Georgia Regents University libraries is looking to change that. In June, GRU’s Reese and Greenblatt libraries...
Anthony Kellman, retiring Professor of English and Creative Writing at Georgia Regents University, will present at a poetry reading at the Edgefield Discovery Center on Saturday, June 27. There, Kellman will discuss and demonstrate “Tuk Verse,” a...
Even though students have been complaining about the cost of textbooks for about as long as textbooks have been in use, recent numbers from the American Enterprise Institute paint a shocking picture: an 812 percent increase in the cost of textbooks...
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