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Buffalo poet to conduct virtual craft talk, reading
Noah Falck, a Buffalo-based poet whose writing combines vivid imagery with the surreal to defamiliarize the familiar and create new emotional landscapes for the reader to navigate and discover, will conduct a craft talk and poetry reading as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series.
McRae invited to join scholarly project
Dr. Shannon McRae of the Department of English was invited to participate in the World Religions and Spirituality Project.
VanDette contributes chapter to Cambridge University Press volume on Mark Twain
Dr. Emily VanDette, a professor in the Department of English, contributed to the Cambridge University Press volume, “Mark Twain in Context,” a book that places the iconic U.S. author's life and work in historical and personal contexts.
Student’s reflections that promote sustainability go prime time
“Loud Existence,” the activist portfolio that Abby Hart created to promote sustainability, has leaped from its assignment roots in an English course to major social media platforms.
Vanwesenbeeck tapped to deliver Kasling Lecture
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck has been tapped to present the 2020 Robert W. Kasling Memorial Lecture, an honor that recognizes a faculty member for outstanding achievement in scholarship or artistic performance.
Recognizing outstanding faculty and professional staff
Three outstanding Fredonia employees were named by Interim President Dennis L. Hefner to receive the 2020 President’s Awards for Excellence and Fredonia College Council Award for Community Engagement.
Trio to receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence
Alyson Baumann, Avril King and Caroline Schettler, seniors at Fredonia who excelled in the classroom and collectively have six academic majors and two minors, will receive the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Vanwesenbeeck review appears in Los Angeles Review of Books
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck wrote a review, published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, of a new study of animals and the environment in Turkish literature and culture.
Alumnus to focus on shaping students’ success in the workplace
Fredonia will welcome back alumnus Josh Schneider for a three-day Convocation residency, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and the Writers@Work series, on Wednesday through Friday, March 4 through 6.
McEntarfer, Iovannone co-write journal article on chosen name policies
Department of English Associate Professor Heather McEntarfer and Dr. Jeffry Iovannone, who serves as coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies program, co-wrote the article, “Faculty Perceptions of and Experiences with Chosen Names Policies and Non-binary Pronouns," that has been accepted for publication in the journal, Teaching in Higher Education.