UNLV Thesis & Diss. Manual
Spring 2012 Course Descriptions
The UNLV English Department undergraduate and graduate course descriptions for Spring 2012 are now available online.
Congratulations New Alumnae!
Todd Huston, MA; Olivia Montgomery, MA; Jessica McCall, Ph.D.; Laura Breitenbeck, MFA and Laura Powell, Ph.D.
On May 14, 2011, during UNLV’s 49th May Commencement ceremony, the English Department proudly awarded four new alumnae the Master of Arts degree, four Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and six PhDs in English. Congratulations to new alumnae Olivia Montgomery (MA, English), Stephanie Taylor (MA, English), John H. Todd (MA, English), Stephen Weeks (MA, English), Laura Breitenbeck (MFA, Creative Writing), Michael Kroesche (MFA, Creative Writing), David C. Perkins (MFA, Creative Writing), Chris Seelie (MFA, Creative Writing), and to Dr. Juan Martinez, Dr. Jessica McCall, Dr. Andrew Nicholson, Dr. Alissa Nutting, Dr. Laura Powell, and Dr. Karen Kel Roop (PhD, English)!
Maile Chapman shortlisted for Guardian First Book Award
On October 29, The Guardian announced its shortlist of candidates for its coveted First Book Award. UNLV English Department alumna Maile Chapman has been selected for the shortlist in honor of her first novel, Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto (2010, Graywolf Press). The Guardian writes:
The Guardian's literary editor, Claire Armitstead, who chairs the judging panel, said:
This brilliant shortlist reflects one of the year's big literary themes – how to tell stories in our new era. Each of these books provides its own very different answer, and it is thrilling that our judges and the Waterstone's reading groups have chosen five such rich and challenging works.[...] Maile Chapman's Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto, challenges convention with its seemingly obscure subject: a group of elderly female patients in a Finnish hospital in the 1920s. The story tells how the arrival of a new patient, a former ballroom-dance instructor with a bad temper, upsets the complex dynamics on the ward.
The winner of the prize will be announced on December 1. Congratulations and best of luck to Maile!
Maile Chapman recently completed a Ph.D. with the UNLV English Department, and currently holds a New York Public Library Fellowship in New York City.
UNLV English Department Announces 2010 Outstanding Teacher Award Nominations
The UNLV English Department is pleased to announce the following nominations for 2010 Outstanding Teacher awards:
- William Morris Award: P. Jane Hafen
- Rita Deanin Abbey Award: Megan Becker-Leckrone
Congratulations to Dr. Hafen and Dr. Becker-Leckrone!
Rebel Yell covers English Department Majors Mixer
The Rebel Yell editorial staff writes, Wednesday’s English department mixer was a perfect example of how campus leaders are working to make connections between UNLV’s academic strengths and its social and cultural traditions ... Not only was the event a huge success in terms of numbers, with dozens of undergraduate English majors and graduate students appearing throughout the afternoon to mix, mingle and learn, it made an important step toward building the public community of mutual learning and benefit that UNLV and the department strive for.
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- UNLV Rebel Yell article, by Pashtana Usufzy, 2.Nov.2009
- UNLV Rebel Yell op-ed, 2.Nov.2009
Vu Tran wins coveted Whiting Writers’ Award
On October 28, the Giles Whiting Foundation announced that UNLV English Department alumnus and instructor Vu Tran would receive the prestigious 2009 Whiting Writers’ Award, a national prize for writers of exceptional talent and promise in early career
. Vu Tran was awarded a Glenn Schaeffer Fellowship by the UNLV English Department in 2003, and graduated with a Ph.D. in English in 2006. He is currently an instructor for the UNLV English Department, teaching creative writing, world literature, and composition. He is the author of multiple short stories and a forthcoming literary crime novel, titled This Or Any Other Desert. [Read more...]
