Dr. Heidi Hadley's new book, "Navigating Moments of Hesitation: Portraits of Evangelical English Language Arts Teachers," has officially hit bookshelves. The book, published by Myers Education Press, is part of their series "Critical Perspective on Religion and Education." In her book, Hadley examines the way teachers' religious identities shape their classroom practices. … [Read more...] about Hadley publishes new book
The Missouri State department of English has appointed a new head: Dr. Linda Trihn Moser. Moser, who is currently acting as interim department head/associate dean, will officially assume the role of permanent department head on July 1, 2021. Moser earned her Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis in 2004 and joined the faculty at Missouri State University in 1997. She … [Read more...] about English department appoints new head
Practitioner-in-Residence Dr. Sean Herring has recently assumed editorial responsibility for the Recent & Relevant (R&R) section of Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication (TC). For each of the journal’s issues, published quarterly, Herring curates a collection of abstracts that cover a range of topics related to the wide field of … [Read more...] about Faculty assumes editorial responsibility for technical communication journal
Stories, big and small, permeate our daily lives. Not just through words on a page, but through the pieces of gossip we share with our friends and the recipes we use to cook dinner. Everyone is, in some way, a storyteller. Last spring, Maria Meluso earned a bachelor's degree in professional writing and a minor in screenwriting, and she plans to make storytelling her … [Read more...] about Maria: storyteller
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it's time for the Missouri State Campus Haunted Tour! The tour runs Friday and Saturday night, Oct. 19 - 20, during Homecoming weekend. Come wind your way through campus as your guide relates legends and personal experiences told about haunted spaces on campus and meet some ghosts along the way. All narratives told have been … [Read more...] about Haunted Tour 2018 offers chills and stories