Poet and author Kate Gray is the first guest in our Autumn Readings & Lectures series hosted by the University of Portland’s English Department. Her work in her poetry collection Another Sunset We Survive and in her first novel Carry the Sky explores the rhythms of water and rowing, the personal and impersonal erasure of queer and female…
by Morgan Mann Happy Finals Week, majors! Summer and graduation are almost here! Do you have an English major friend that’s graduating? Have you been too busy preparing for finals to think of what to get them as a graduation gift? Well, here are eight great (and affordable) gifts ideas for them… or yourself, because…
by Olivia Van Wey It may reside in the intimate setting we create in our classes as lovers of literature or even in the nature of the content that creates a mesmerizing cohesion of the class setting, but somehow over the course of four years inseparable bonds are created between members of the English faculty…
by Morgan Mann With no classes before 4pm this Founders’ Day, it may be tempting to stay home and finally start all those essays (or maybe just watch Netflix). Here’s a better idea: stop by the Founders’ Day presentations! Join the English community and see what your peers have been working on. Founders’ Day celebrates…
by Olivia Van Wey Poet Jae Choi is a master of positioning words to the tempo and vibe of her pieces as she admits during her lecture, “I like sound obviously.” Behind her playful, courteous nature is a methodical mind that considers the power of language as she channels it to convey a love of…
by Olivia Van Wey According the US Department of Education, graduate school enrollment is on the rise with an expectation of about 50,000 more Master degrees awarded from 2012 to 2016. To students of the UP English department, this is no surprise. I am confident enough to say that every single member of the graduating…
by Hope Dorman On Monday, April 4th, the Garaventa Center and Department of English together are hosting “Godwit”, a poetry reading from Sister Eva Hooker. As a Writer in Residence and professor of English at St. Mary’s College in Indiana, she has some expertise in the subject, but her subject matter is what makes her…
by Jacqueline Ott English in the undergraduate realm is filled with uncertainty. Unlike our peers in biology, engineering, business, and nursing, we have no set path after graduation. Will we go to graduate school? What are our chances of getting a corporate job? Do we even want that corporate job? Right now we’re not sure—all…
by Morgan Mann It’s that time of year again… registration is here, and it’s happening whether you’re ready or not. Let’s face it, feeling certain about anything during registration is tough, but rest assured, because I’m going to break down your English class options for Fall 2016. Below is a list of the regular upper…
by Hope Dorman We’ve all probably been asked if we want to be teachers once we tell people that we’re English majors. To those who ask, English is a limited career field, but we know it to be so much more. There are many viable options for English majors, though it might be hard for…