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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.
Vanwesenbeeck named to Electronic Book Review editorial board
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck has been appointed to the international editorial board of the Electronic Book Review (EBR), where he will join a team of literature scholars based in Norway and the United States.
Vanwesenbeeck, alumnus contribute to Post-Digital book review
Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck and Fredonia English alumnus Andrew Lindquist are among the contributors to the edited volume Post-Digital: Dialogues and Debates from the electronic book review, to be released by Bloomsbury in February.
Fredonia introduces accelerated B.A./M.A. English Adolescence Education program
An innovative B.A./M.A. English Adolescence Education program that builds on core strengths of a longstanding undergraduate teacher preparation program – and reduces the number of years needed to earn a graduate degree and become eligible for professional certification – has been launched at Fredonia.
Mary Louise White speaker series event on Thursday
A reading by visiting writer and scholar Nishta Mehra is slated for Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room 209.
Writers@Work guests to bring GRAMMY credentials, insight to campus
Alumni with GRAMMY credentials will be welcomed back to Fredonia for Writers@Work in November.
Iovannone to deliver lecture in ‘Rust and Stone: Stonewall 50’ speaker series
Jeffry Iovannone, coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies program, will give a lecture at the third biennial E. H. Butler Library Archives and Special Collections Charles Rand Penney Speaker Series, “Rust and Stone: Stonewall 50,” at the Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State on Saturday, Nov. 2.
VanDette presents Mark Twain research at symposium
Department of English Professor Emily E. VanDette was one of nine presenters to share their research on Mark Twain at the annual Quarry Farm Symposium hosted by Elmira College on Oct. 5.
VanDette reintroduces novel that spurred animal rights movement
Department of English Professor Emily E. VanDette has published a critical edition of “Trixy,” a 1904 novel by the best-selling American author and women’s rights activist Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The novel exposes the ethical issues surrounding the practice of vivisection, or scientific experiments on live animals.