Category: Humans of the English Department

A Distanced Introduction to the Freshman Cohort

This past year has been a challenge for us all—navigating a pandemic so isolating, nerve-wracking and labyrinthine it seems impossible to capture its essence in words while still in the midst of it. Instead of writing about an experience we’ve all endured, I thought it more important to try and build some semblance of the community…

Humans of the English Department – Alum

By Wes Cruse Happy Tuesday, my friends! If you’re a senior English major (like me) who’s eyeing graduation with more than a pinch of anxiety surrounding that dreaded ‘what’s next?’ question, this post is especially for you. For the third profile of the Humans of the English Department series, I caught up with Laura Misch,…

Humans of the English Department – Faculty

By Chris Lee Hello readers! This post should appear familiar—and if does not, then you definitely need to catch up on the work Cameron Beasley and Wes Cruse are doing. That said, my post will differ slightly. While Cameron and Wes are focusing on our wonderful English majors and minors, I will focus on the…

Humans of the English Department – Students

Hi all! I’m Cameron Beasley and I want to welcome you to our first Humans of the English Department post, where Wes Cruse and I will be reporting monthly on of your fellow English majors and giving you insight into their literary worlds. This month, I had the opportunity to sit down with Brendan Foley,…