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First Annual English Student Symposium Coming on April 1—No Fooling!

February 27, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

The ETFL Student Engagement Committee and the English Program are launching a new event this year - an English Symposium - scheduled on Monday, April 1, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Chavis University Center.

The Rivals flyer

University Theatre Showcases Spring 2019 Line-up

February 7, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

PEMBROKE, NC – One of University Theatre’s spring performances, Richard Sheridan’s The Rivals, holds a special place in the heart of its director, Theatre professor Holden Hansen, recipient of the 2018 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.

ETFL Members Get Screen Time

February 7, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

On November 13, 2018, Hannah Baggott Anderson sat down for an interview with Deana Johnson and Sara Oswald of the English, Theatre, and Foreign Languages Department at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.  The interview was featured on WNCP TV’s show, Campus to Community an

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Students and Faculty Reanimate the Classics

January 28, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Anyone passing through the student union late last October might have been a little surprised to see some unusual patrons: a gathering of over a dozen dead authors. It wasn’t an especially literate zombie attack, but rather an event organized by the ETFL Student Engagement Committee.

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UNCP Students Engage in Service following Hurricane Florence

January 28, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

UNCP students made the best of a bad situation in the fall semester of 2018, following the many disruptions of Hurricane Florence.  For Rex-Rennert Elementary in Robeson County, the donations collected by the students in Deana Johnson’s composition classes and Amy Williams’ composition and f

Bartelme

UNCP hosts book talk with Pulitzer Prize finalist Tony Bartelme

January 17, 2019
| News

­Tony Bartelme will hold a book talk on February 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

The event will be held in the Dial Building, Room 225. A reception and book signing will follow in Dial 123.

Dr. Porrúa and students from the Foreign Languages Program study abroad in Spain.

Students Travel to Madrid for Study Abroad Experience

November 9, 2018
| News

"No matter how hard we try to transmit information in our classrooms,” Dr. Enrique Porrúa explained, “learning a foreign language or a foreign culture is a natural skill. There is no better place to learn than being on site.

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Student in the Spotlight: Sarah Ward

October 22, 2018
| News

A resident of Whiteville, North Carolina, Sarah Caroline Ward is a sophomore English major with a concentration in Education. We recently reached out to her to learn a little more about her experiences in the program here at UNCP and to gain a bit of insight into the life of an English major.

Laura Hakala

Welcome New Faculty Member...Laura Hakala

September 26, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

New assistant professor Laura Hakala enjoyed her undergrad history courses but was also drawn to the study of English by the power of storytelling.

Hester and Fazio at WCSA

ETFL Graduate Student Presents at Conference

September 26, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Crystal Hester, a student in the English M.A.