On March 15 and 16, a series of events will celebrate the Moon City Press Book, "Throwaway Youth," including a jazz performance, readings and a book signing. Book tells stories of homeless teens in Springfield The book offers real accounts of homeless teenagers who've used the services of Springfield's Rare Breed Youth Services. Its writer, Nancy Fairbank, was a … [Read more...] about Moon City Press book on homeless teens making debut at diversity conference
English Department Head Dr. W.D. Blackmon and co-author Dr. Tarif Bakdash will join the reading series this semester on Feb. 26 to read from their recently released book, “Inside Syria—A Physician’s Memoir: My Life as a Child, a Student, and an MD in a Time of War.” U.S. pediatric neurologist Dr. Tarif Bakdash frequently returns to Syria to treat refugees in camps. More … [Read more...] about English department head helps Syrian doctor tell his story
English students are invited to apply to the second annual MSU Undergraduate Literature Conference which will be held on April 22-23, 2016. Purpose of Applying At the literature conference, students who are selected will read their literature papers out loud to a group of peers and faculty. Participating in a conference is a great way for students to share their academic work … [Read more...] about MSU Undergraduate Literature Conference
The College of Arts and Letters and College of Education are co-sponsoring a lecture by Sarah Rutherford, a secondary teacher-educator at Monash University, Australia, at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 in Plaster Student Union, room 313. Commentary on policy debates in education, curriculum Rutherford specializes in language and literacy education, and sociology of education. In her … [Read more...] about Visiting Australian educator to lecture on education pedagogy
Missouri State alumnus and author Steve Yates will return to campus to read from his newly released novella “Sandy and Wayne,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in Plaster Student Union Theater. MSU alumnus and author Steve Yates regularly returns to Springfield to share books, writing advice. Award-winning novella teases out Ozarks love story Set in the rugged, crumbling shale … [Read more...] about Alumnus, accomplished author to read from new novella