The faculty & staff of the Department of English congratulate Professor and Chair, Marshall Boswell, on the publication of his new book A Companion to David Foster Wallace Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, March 2013.

′98 English major alumna, Sarah Lacey, will headline the Nashville Conference for Entrpreneurs. Sponsored by Launch Tennessee and the Music City Music Council, the event is scheduled for June 12-13. Read more.

The Department of English proudly congratulates Professor & Dean of British Studies, Michael Leslie, for being selected to participate in the Faces of Rhodes Faculty Focus series. To learn more about Professor Leslie, click here to see the interview video. 

The Department of English proudly congratulates the following students marking their induction into Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society - Rhodes Chapter! The ceremony was held Thursday, February 28, 2013.

Juan Buncal, John Cerrito, Emma Fesperman, Jasmine Gilstrap, Max Gray, Emma Harkins, Anna Lockhart, Shelby Lund, Margaret McGowan, Josh Muller, Chelsea Ortego, Alexandra Sterne, Alexandra Videmsky

Congratulations to English majors, John Cerrito ′14 and Samantha Smith ′14, for being selected to join the Torch Chapter of Mortar Board at Rhodes College!

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies Program Director, Rashna Richards, on the publication of her new book, Cinematic Flashes.

Congratulations to English Majors Kristen Baker, Molly Glaser, Max Gray, Tyler Mathews, Talor Paige, and Samantha Smith who were recently inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. (Publication Date: 02/22/2013).

Read about ′06 English major Jen Andrews in The Memphis Flyer article "20<30" by Richard Alley.

Rhodes English alumna Kathryn Johnson ’11 presented ‘Afraid to Speak?’: Language and Systems of Oppression in Fletcher’s The Island Princess at the Early Modern Colloquium’s “Violence in the Early Modern Period” interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Michigan. (Publication Date: 2/11/2013).

Congratulations to senior English majors Mae Casey, Betsy Peterson & Will Rikard for making the 2012 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Honor Roll! (Publication Date: 1/28/2013).

′68 English major William “Bick” Johnson, executive chef at Bald Headed Bistro in Cleveland, Tenn., will be featured among the 2013 best chefs in America in a coffee-table book to be published in March. (Publication Date: 01/28/2013).

Memphis Centered Speaker Series: "How Yellow Fever Changed Memphis" - A Conversation with Molly Caldwell Crosby ′95 English major. January 23rd in Clough Hall, Orgill Room.

Congratulations to Rhodes College English major Samantha Smith ‘14 for being chosen as one of only 20 students nationwide to be offered a writing internship with the national office of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in Washington, D.C. (Publication Date: 1/09/2013).

Department of English Assistant Professor, Dr. Ernest Gibson, is featured in the January 10, 2013 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education in a photo essay entitled "Black Dandies Fashion New Academic Identities".

Professor Lori Garner spoke at the International Summit on Epic Studies: Toward Diversity, Creativity and Sustainability in Beijing, China, held November 17-18, 2012. She presented "Healing Charms, Sustainability, and the Old English Epic Tradition".

Professor Seth Rudy spoke at the "Encyclopedias and beyond, or: what was modern about the modern encyclopedia?" international conference which took place at the National Library in Oslo in connection with the exhibition "All knowledge for everyone – encyclopedias and beyond", November 8-9, 2012. Abstract: The More Things Change: Experiments in Encyclopedism, Past and Present.

Congratulations to Michelle Hardin, Class of 2014, English major for being inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa Religion and Theology Honor Society. (Publication Date: 10/01/2012).

Global ′Hamlet′s Symposium took place on October 5th, 2012! Read More. 

Congratulations to Allen Reynolds, Class of 1960 English major! He was honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame and museum’s Poets and Prophets: Legendary Songwriters salute. (Publication Date: 09/24/2012).

Read about English major Rin Abernathy, Academic Activist in "Faces of Rhodes".

Professor Michael Leslie delivered the keynote lecture for the International Symposium, "Gardening and Knowledge- Landscape Design and the Sciences in the Early Modern Period" (September 17-19, 2012) at the Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Dream job achieved for English major Brian Lainoff ′12. Read more.

Congratulations to English major Tammie Ritchey ′93 for being named to Memphis Business Journal’s list of “Super Women in Business.” (Publication Date: 07/19/2012).

Congratulations to Writing Fellow Elizabeth Tomlinson ′12 for being awarded a U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Russia this summer. (Publication Date: 05/24/2012).

Congratulations to senior English majors Jeremy Culver and Erin Dressel for being invited to join Phi Beta Kappa (Gamma of Tennessee) as Members-in-Course. (Publication Date: 4/23/2012).

Assistant Professor Lori Garner presented “Manuscripts and Multiforms: Old English Charms, Swarms, and Herbs in Context" at the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies on April 16th, 2012.

Congratulations to English major Jake Groves ’12 for being awarded the U.S. Student Fulbright award for 2012-2013 to Russia. Fulbright is the most widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program in the world. (Publication Date: 04/16/2012).

Congratulations to senior English majors Robin Abernathy and Katherine McCoid for being selected to join the Torch Chapter of Mortar Board at Rhodes College which recognizes achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. (Publication Date: 4/13/2012)

The Rhodes Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, known as the Phi Circle, has selected English majors Katherine McCoid, Chelsea McLeod and Erin Dressel as new members. Assistant Professor of English and Director of College Writing, Rebecca Finlayson, has also been selected as a new member. (Publication Date: 4/12/2012)

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Seth Rudy on his newest publication, "Pope, Swift, and the Poetics of Posterity" in Eighteenth-Century Life (2011) 35(3): 1-28.

Congratulations to English majors, Mollie Bussey-Spencer and Juan Roncal, Class of 2013, for being inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. (Publication Date: 2/22/2012).

Congratulations to English major Dev Varma ′11 on his newest publication, "We Were Man-Sized Monkeys" in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. 2.1 (2012): 62.

English major, Jen Andrews ′06, is developing, nurturing, and protecting the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy vision. Read more.

English major Keyana Williams ′12 is featured in ′Faces of Rhodes′. Read more.

Congratulations to Ryan Call ′05 English major for winning a 2011 Whiting Award for his debut book The Weather Stations. (Publication Date: 11/7/2011).

Barrett Hathcock ‘00, who previously taught at Rhodes in the Department of English, signed copies of his book, The Portable Son on January 19, 2012 at Burke’s Book Store.

Congratulations to English major, Dev Varma ′11, on his new publication, "Spontaneous Order", in Oxford American (August 2011) 74: 102-103.

Welcome to Michael Bogucki and Mary Molinary! New faculty members coming to the Department of English for 2011-2012. (Publication Date: 8/8/2011).

Rhodes English Major ′98 Sarah Lacy urges Memphians to be entrepreneurs. (Publication Date: 7/7/2011).

Read about English major and Bonner Scholar, Katy Johnson, in the USA Today blog!

Congratulations to English major Maggie Rector ′11 for receiving the 2011 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. (Publication Date: 5/17/2011).

Congratulations to the following English majors who have been invited to join Phi Beta Kappa (Gamma of Tennessee) from the class of 2011. Noah Black, John Bryant, William Hunt, Kathryn Johnson and Dev Varma. English major Andrew C. Miller accepted membership during his junior year. (Publication Date: 4/25/2011)

English Majors inducted into Iota Iota Iota!
Congratulations to Alexandria Eiland ′11, Maia Henkin ′11, Robert C. Lam ′11, & Keyana Williams ′12. (Publication Date: 3/8/2011)

Students Named Volunteers of the Year - English major Catherine Rauck ′11 was named by the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center as a 2010 Volunteer of the Year! (Publication Date: 2/3/2011)

English Professor Mark Behr Strives to Maximize Imagination through Dialogue. Read the Dean′s Blog. (Publication Date: 01/20/11 by Office of Communications)

Behr’s Book Makes Long List - Associate Professor of English Mark Behr’s third novel, Kings of the Water, has been nominated for the prestigious 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. (Publication Date:11/23/2010)

Faces of Rhodes: Read about English major, Joel Iwaskiewicz ′10.

Congratulations to English major Kara Bowlin ′07 for being named "Best Bureaucrat - 2010". Read more.

English Major A Good Pick, Say Students Who Landed Fashion Industry Internships in New York. (Publication Date: 11/10/2010)

"Coffee with Faculty" A conversation with English Professors about graduate school, Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in Rhea Lounge (Briggs) hosted by Professor Rashna Richards. (PDF)

Professor Scott Newstok speaks about his courses and pedagogy in Europe. Read the Dean′s Blog. (Publication Date: 10/5/2010)

Rhodes Tops Newsweek′s List of “Most Service-Minded Schools”. (Publication Date: 9/14/2010), Video Gallery.

Professor Rashna Richards spoke at Indiafest, Saturday, August 28th, 2010. Read more.

Associate Professor Gordon Bigelow gave Rhodes’ 2010 Opening Convocation address on August 25, 2010. See video.

New Faculty Roll Call 2010-2011. Professors Mark Behr, Donald Jellerson & Seth Rudy join English. (Publication Date: 8/23/2010)

Congratulations to English major Bob Welsh ′ 59 for being selected for induction into the Rhodes College Athletic Hall of Fame. (Publication Date: 07/16/2010)

Congratulations to English major Mary Files Silitch ‘57. The Arkansas Aviation Historical Society has selected her to be inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame for 2010. (Publication Date: 07/13/2010)

Greece Bound: Meredith York ′10 to Teach English in Athens. (Publication Date: 06/14/2010)

Congratulations to Departmental Assistant Lorie Yearwood for receiving the 2010 Outstanding Administrative Staff award. (Publication Date: 5/19/2010)

Congratulations to Associate Professor Gordon Bigelow; 2010 recipient of the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching!

Congratulations to English major Michael Gossett! Michael received three awards at the 2010 Awards Convocation.

Congratulations to the following English majors: Hugh Barber ′11, Will Hunt ′11, Halley Johnson ′10, Bridget Nicholson ′10, Chelsea Ouellette ′10, and Dev Varma ′11 for being inducted by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) into the Phi Circle. (Publication Date: 5/07/2010)

Congratulations to Associate Professor Scott Newstok who has been awarded a sabbatical fellowship from the American Philosophical Society in support of his next book project, Twinomials: Residual Bilingualism and Philological Citizenship in English Renaissance Literature. Read more.

Congratulations to the following English majors: Natalie Chambers ′10, Jessica Comola ′10, Joel Iwaskiewicz ′10 and Andrew Miller ′11 for being invited to join the Phi Beta Kappa Society as Members-in-Course. (Publication Date: 4/26/2010)

Congratulations to Aaron Brame ′99 English major who has been selected as a Summer Scholar to attend a study seminar supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Publication Date: 4/19/2010)

Congratulations to the following new Mortar Board initiates: Maggie Rector and Dev Varma, Class of 2011 English majors. (Publication Date: 04/16/2010)

Congratulations to Caki Wilkinson ’03 English major for winning the 2010 Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry. (Publication Date: 04/14/2010)

Congratulations to Diana Comes ′08 English major for receiving the Dorothy Osradker Memorial Scholarship. Read more. (PDF)

Congratulations to Diana Comes ′08 English major for receiving the Volunteer of the Year award from the Tennessee Bar Association. Read more. (PDF)

Rhodes Makes “20 Best Colleges In The South” List
In Forbes.com and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity′s latest listing of the “20 Best Colleges in the South,” Rhodes College is number 10. (Publication Date: 1/20/2010)

Rhodes featured on About.com
Popular advice site About.com, owned by the New York Times Company, featured Rhodes College last week and followed up this week with a photo tour. According to Compete.com, a Web traffic analysis service, about.com attracted 448 million visitors in 2008. (Publication Date: 1/8/2010)

Rhodes Remains Among Top 40 Baccalaureate Institutions for Study Abroad
For percentage of undergraduate participation, Rhodes ranked 34th according to the Open Doors 2009 report recently released by the Institute of International Education (IIE). This includes British Studies At Oxford, a summer program offered by Rhodes College in affiliation with “The Associated Colleges of the South”. (Publication Date: 12/8/2009)

Congratulations to the following students who recently were inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society:

Hugh Barber ’11
Michael Gossett ’10
Halley Johnson ’10
Amanda Kirtley ’10
Elizabeth Lawnin ’10
Brianna McCulllough ’10
Andrew Miller ’10
(Publication Date: 12/3/2009)

Natalie Chambers, ‘10 English Major, is one of four nominees for the Watson Fellowship. This Fellowship funds a full year of independent study and travel throughout the world in the year following graduation. Natalie’s proposed sites to visit are Peru, India, England, Israel, and Spain. Fellowship recipients will be announced in March. (Publication Date: 11/18/2009)

The student body of Rhodes College selected Joel Iwaskiewicz ’10 as this year’s Mr. Rhodes. Joel is an English major from Nashua, N.H. He sings with the Tuesday Fellowship worship team and the Woolsocks, Rhodes’ male a cappella group. He currently works as an English Department Writing Fellow. He was previously selected as Omicron Delta Kappa Sophomore Man of the Year. After graduation, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in English literature. (Publication Date: 10/29/2009)

Diana Comes, ′08 English Major, has been named recipient of the National Association of Women Judges′ Justice Sandra Day O′Connor Scholarship. She is currently in her second year at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She says about her undergraduate experience, “I was encouraged to take advantage of innumerable academic opportunities--for example, my senior honors project with Dr. Leslie Petty and my writing fellowship with Dr. Rebecca Finlayson. Rhodes and the English Department inspire students to think, to learn, and to grow.”
(Publication Date: 10/15/2009)