The second event in this year’s Moon City Press Reading Series will take place on Friday, Sept. 22 and will feature an accomplished Missouri State alumna, Alexandra Teague. Key details What: Moon City Press Reading Series featuring Alexandra Teague When: 8-10 p.m. Sept. 22 Where: Plaster Student Union Theatre How: Free and open to the public About Alexandra Teague After … [Read more...]
Dr. Lanya Lamouria is the recipient of the 2017 Curtis P. Lawrence Master Teacher Award Dr. Lanya Lamouria was selected for the 2017 Curtis P. Lawrence Master Teacher Award. The Honors College recognizes one faculty member with this award. The recipient is exclusively nominated by Honors College Students and chosen by an Honors College student committee in collaboration with … [Read more...]
The Council on General Education and Interdisciplinary Programs (CGEIP) has selected Dr. Rhonda Stanton and John Turner for the 2017 General Education Assessment Award for their leadership in assessment for improvement and for employing effective and innovative practices to help students achieve success in general education. Stanton was recognized for the course English 321: … [Read more...]
Dr. W.D. Blackmon, English department head, co-authored Inside Syria -- A Phyisician's Memoir with the book's subject, Dr. Tarif Bakdash. This collaboration became the foundation for a multimedia, interdisciplinary project that now includes faculty, students and alumni from the department of media, journalism and … [Read more...]
Langston Hughes, 2017 inductee to the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame Langston Hughes is most commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance, but he spent his early life in the Midwest. Dr. Matthew Calihman, associate professor in the English department, said, “I do think Missouri is important to him,” noting that regional geography and events often emerged in Hughes’ … [Read more...]