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KU Law and English alum Will Orlowski (BA '15) has been awarded the Samuel Mellinger Award. This award recognizes the graduate who has most distinguished themselves in the combined areas of scholarship, leadership and service. Rock chalk, Will! news.ku.edu/news/article/ele…
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Congrats to the Class of 2026 and our English Awards recipients! We are proud to celebrate you and excited to see where #KUenglish takes you next. Keep in touch! For a full list of our award winners, visit english.ku.edu/awards
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Each year, the English Dept provides scholarships for undergrad and grad students to participate in study abroad programs. Your gift to #KUenglish makes the London Review, British Summer Institute, & Cuba & Costa Rica trips possible for students! Give at tinyurl.com/KUEnglishOneDay
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Each year, the #KUenglish Dept is able to do all we do because of YOU. If you value what we do and want to help support our mission, research, and students for the future, please consider making a donation during One Day One KU at tinyurl.com/KUEnglishOneDay Thank you!
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Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week! We are excited to celebrate our graduate students this week. Follow along for spotlights and shoutouts.
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KU nominated four students for the Truman Scholarship, including Nora Jennings, who is pursuing an English minor with a focus in creative writing. To read more about Nora Jennings and KU's other nominees, visit the link below: news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-…
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On Friday, April 17 at 9:00 am join KU alum Dr. Sean Pauzauskie in a conversation about the relationship between the humanities and medical careers. If you are interested in attending, please use the QR code to RSVP.
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The Great Pretender, a play by KU student Syd Olson, will be showcased at the William Inge Memorial Theater in Murphy Hall Saturday, March 28 at 7pm. The show is free to attend and will be taking donations for the Trans Lawrence Coalition. Seating is first come first serve.
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The Montreal International Poetry Prize is open for submissions. Enter your poem of 40 lines or fewer for a chance to win a cash prize of $20,000. All entries must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. For more information: montrealpoetryprize.com
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A few 🇬🇧 highlights featuring the latest London Review crew, Spring Break 2026. Cheers, all! #thelondonreview #kuenglish #london #kuhonors
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If you’ve ever considered a career in Nonprofit work, this informal networking event is the perfect opportunity to connect with professionals and KU alumni from diverse sectors of the Nonprofit industry. Open to students of all majors & class levels interested in Nonprofit work.
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Come support KU English! KU English Graduate Teaching Assistant Natalie Wolf will present “Eso que no sabías de ti: Tourism, Culture, and Identity in Modern Peru,” as part of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Merienda Series.
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Congratulations to the newest #KUEnglish faculty member, Professor Zay Dale, on the publication of his new article "Fiber to Flesh: Textiles and Black Resistance in Slave Narratives". For more information visit the link below. news.ku.edu/news/article/ens…
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Our Fall 2026 classes are live! Start planning your upcoming semesters with #KUEnglish at the links below. english.ku.edu/courses classes.ku.edu/
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ATTN: #KUenglish students & instructors: The 2026 Dept Awards call is now live on our website and accepting submissions! You can read more about last year's Albrecht Award winners and their research project in our 2025 English Accents newsletter. english.ku.edu/sites/english…
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Grateful to everyone who showed up, transcribed, and helped make the day such a success. Happy Birthday, Frederick Douglass!
The KU community and campus partners gathered in Watson Library for a global transcribe-a-thon as part of the annual #DouglassDay celebration Friday, enjoying birthday cake and digitizing historical documents. Related materials from Spencer Library were on display in the lobby.
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Welcome back! Planning out your 2026? Add Douglass Day (Feb 13) to your calendar! Drop in 11-2 & join scholars nationwide in transcribing historical docs & celebrating Frederick Douglass's chosen bday ( cake)! 🎂 Douglass Day 2025📹: @kulibraries youtube.com/watch?v=fXe1pV3s…
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#KUenglish Professor Randall Fuller's book 'Bright Circle' is one of Boston Globe's best books of 2025! yearendlists.com/2025/boston…
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Cozy up at the Sunflower Cafe tonight for a Creative Writing Reading Roundtable with our #KUenglish grad students! ⛄️🌻
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