Kalila Bohsali Receives Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

The University of New Mexico selected its first Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows recently. The recipients for the the 2015-2017 cohort of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program include: Amber Lopez, Kalila Bohsali, Melissa Auh, Nina Raby and Shayanah Chiaramonte.

Kalila Bohsali is an undergraduate student, double majoring in literature and French, with a minor in Arabic.

See Mara Kerkez' full article from the UNM Newsroom.

AISB Outstanding Student Award in English

New UNM student Bobbie Thomas (Navajo) was honored with the Outstanding Student Award in English for the 2014 American Indian Summer Bridge (AISB) Program. Through the intensive summer program sponsored by American Indian Student Services, recent high school graduates earn credit in Native American Studies, math, and English courses and prepare for college success. The writing workshop course this summer was taught by Dr. Kathleen Washburn and Ph.D. student Julie Williams.

Matt Hofer named Honors College Visiting Distinguished Professor

For Fall 2014, Matthew Hofer has been named one of two Honors College Visiting Distinguished professors, a fellowship program established by the newly organized UNM Honors College with the support of the Office of the Provost. The program is designed to bring select senior faculty to teach and mentor undergraduates in the Honors College, engage with Honors College faculty and undergraduates in a number of informal and formal settings, and present one or more public lectures. Many congratulations to Dr. Hofer, on this accomplishment!

Evee Ung begins her bright future at Georgetown University in Fall

Evee Ung has received an impressive offer from Georgetown University's Center for New Designs in Teaching and Scholarship that includes full tuition remission and a stipend.

Christopher Bartlett admitted to Boston University’s graduate program in Literary Studies

UNM English major Christopher Bartlett has been admitted to Boston University’s MA/PhD program in English and American Literature! Chris has received a full graduate fellowship from Boston University, and he will begin graduate study this fall. He is currently finishing an Undergraduate Honors Thesis in the English Department here at UNM, under the supervisions of Prof. Daniel Worden, titled “‘An Exercise in Telemachry’: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and Intergenerational Conversation.”

Congratulation to Chris!

Keleher and Wertheim Awards for 2013: Greg Martin & Melina Vizcaíno-Alemán

Please congratulate the winners of the Departmental Keleher and Wertheim Awards for 2013:

 

*The Keleher Award is given to “An Assistant Professor who demonstrates a strong commitment to teaching done primarily at the undergraduate level.” This year the Keleher Award goes to Melina Vizcaíno-Alemán.

*The Wertheim Award is for "tenured faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the profession." This year the Wertheim Award goes to Greg Martin.

Many congratulations to Melina and Greg!

Jonathan Davis Secord has received funding for a Manuscripts lab

Professor Jonathan Davis Secord has received a Teaching Allocation Grant, for a “manuscripts lab,” consisting of a high-powered computer workstation, to facilitate undergraduate and graduate education in the Middle Ages.

Manuscripts are one of the best teaching tools available for medievalists, engaging students in unique ways by providing direct access to real historical materials. Guarded by European libraries, manuscripts are difficult to access physically, but many are now available digitally. The manuscripts lab will provide the computing power necessary to utilize the huge digital images these new resources produce. For years to come, the lab will bring the Middle Ages to life before our students’ eyes.

Mary Luttrell publishes in Painted Bride Quarterly

Mary Luttrell, an English major pursuing her CW concentration, will publish her poem, "Porous," in Painted Bride Quarterly, Vol. 86.

Benjamin Garcia received honorable mention in Tor House Robinson Jeffers poetry prize

Benjamin Garcia who completed his undergraduate degree in our department received an honorable mention in Tor House Robinson Jeffers poetry prize.
http://www.torhouse.org/prize.htm#Benjamin_Garcia
Benjamin Garcia, originally from Albuquerque, recently completed his MFA at Cornell University, where he currently teaches as a Freund Fellow. He has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, CantoMundo, and the Taos Summer Writer’s Conference.

English 294 Presents Twelfth Night

Enjoy these videos of students from Carolyn Woodward's English 294 : Early English
Literature class, presenting Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Act2 Sc 1-3 & 5.

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Undergraduate Honors

The English department and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in English, Dan Mueller, are pleased to announce the undergraduate students receiving Honors in English at graduation in May, 2011.

Andrew Field has been awarded summa cum laude for his Honors Thesis, "'For All That May Yet Be True':
Subjunctive Narrative and Postmodernity in Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon." His Honors Thesis advisor was David Jones. In recognition of his receiving the highest honors the Department of English bestows upon a graduating senior, he has been invited to speak at the English Department convocation on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. in Woodward Hall.

Kelsey Byrne was awarded cum laude for her Honors Thesis, "'The Beauty of Meaning': Art, Aesthetics and the Visual in Jane Eyre." Her Honors Thesis advisor was Aeron Hunt.

Analisa Goodman was awarded cum laude for her Honors Thesis, "'We Neither of Us Perform to Strangers': An Analysis of Performance, Women, and the Making of a Heroine." Her Honors Thesis advisor was Carolyn Woodward.

Tamara Martinez was awarded cum laude for her Honors Thesis, "'Call it gossip, if you will': The Female Writers Critique of Male Rumormongers in Persuasion and Wuthering Heights." Her Honors Thesis advisor was Gail Houston.

Patricia Remark was awarded cum laude for her Honors Thesis, "'Industry in Transition': The Uncertain Future of University Presses." Her Honors Thesis advisor was Jim Burbank.

Many thanks to the advisors and faculty evaluators without whose help there would not be an Honors Program in English at all.

English Department Preview Day

The Undergraduate Office and Sigma Tau Delta present

English Department Preview Day

Before you register for fall classes, explore topics within the undergraduate English course offerings.

English Department Lounge
Wednesday, April 14th
11:30-1:30

Refreshments Provided

Lover's Vows - See the Photos

Check out the photos from the recent performance of Lover's Vows by Carolyn Woodward's Jane Austen class. Congratulations to the cast on a spirited and thoroughly entertaining performance!

Celebrating Student Writing