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Sigma Tau Delta Joins National Writing Movement

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

The UNCP chapter of Sigma Tau Delta celebrated National Novel Writing Month 2019 with creativity through camaraderie.

Professor Melissa Schaub Publishes on Theory and Close Reading 

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Elizabeth Gaskell, whose famous works include North and South and Cranford, is probably not an author most scholars would associate with contemporary literary theory.

Students present at an undergraduate research symposium sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi.

Sigma Delta Pi Highlights Hispanic Culture and Scholarship 

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish Honor Society, celebrated its centennial this year, and while the UNCP chapter has not been around that long, it has certainly packed in a lot of activities!

 Bridgett Baldwin Photo

Student in the Spotlight: Bridgett Baldwin

December 19, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

A resident of Whiteville, North Carolina, Bridgett Baldwin is a senior English major with a concentration in Secondary Education (Grades 9-12).

ETFL Dead Author Reading Night

Poetry and Prose Come Alive, Thanks to ETFL Students and Faculty

December 3, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

This semester, students and faculty filled the student union with the words of famous authors.

Students in Dr. Hannah Baggott Anderson's ENG 1050 class.

Students “Hungry” for Service-Learning

December 3, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

English 1050 students often participate in innovative activities through the many service-learning courses at UNCP.  Professor Hannah Baggott Anderson organized a Hunger Banquet involving over 100 composition students in six classes on October 9, 2019.  The event was spon

Reading Party Spring 2019

Poetry Partnership Project is a Success

November 21, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

“It’s been a memorable experience,” said Dio Hernandez about The Poetry Partnership that he has participated in for the last two years.

Scott Hicks and students at Spring Hill Middle School

African American Literature Class Conducts Creative Writing Workshop at Spring Hill Middle School

October 22, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Langston Hughes was a poet of the people, capable of raising consciousness and inspiring others.

Student Taylor Davis reviews Dr. Lewallen’s Presentation on Norman Mailer

May 1, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

This article is part of an occasional series in which English students interview faculty about their research and report back. Taylor Davis is a sophomore English major with a professional writing emphasis.

Literature Professor and Students Celebrate World Literature

May 1, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

PEMBROKE, N.C.—English, Theatre & Foreign Languages lecturer Autumn Lauzon, Ph.D., wanted to transform her experiences of students enrolled in ENG 2060: World Literature after 1660.