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VU Graduate Bryan Byrdlong Receives Prestigious Poetry Fellowship
Sep. 14, 2021—Bryan Byrdlong (he/him) was recently announced as a 2021 recipient of the Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship. Byrdlong majored in English/Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University, is a Black writer from Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, and a PhD candidate in Creative...
(9/30/2021) Deb Olin Unferth, fiction/nonfiction (virtual reading): 7 PM
Aug. 3, 2021—Deb Olin Unferth’s novels and short story collections are widely celebrated as wickedly comic and cutting edge. She is the author of six books of fiction and nonfiction. Her most recent book is the novel Barn 8 (Graywolf, 2020 ). Her other books include the graphic novel I, Parrot(Catapult 2017) in collaboration with the illustrator...
Congratulations Class of 2021!!!
May. 7, 2021—The Department of English is proudly graduating 50 majors this spring. In honor or their accomplishments over the past four years, we asked them to share their favorite author, literary work, or paper they wrote. Jade Ayers My favorite paper I wrote for an English class is “A Bin for Loonies: The Loony Bin...
Hortense Spillers elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Apr. 23, 2021—Congratulations to Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor Hortense Spillers for her election tot he American Academy of Arts and Sciences. To see all newly elected members, click here. Hortense J. Spillers Biography: Having taught in the U.S. academy for three decades now (and counting), I am reluctant to look back for all those mythical reasons that...
Outstanding English Major Award
Apr. 16, 2021—Congratulations, GRace! Grace LaFrentz is the 2020-2021 recipient of the Outstanding English Major award. The prize is awarded each spring to a graduating senior who excels in study, research, and writing. Students are recommended and nominated by faculty of the Department of English. Grace LaFrentz will graduate this spring with a major in Literary Studies....
Maria Carlos wins 2021 Academy of American Poets Prize
Apr. 13, 2021—2021 Academy of American Poets Prize Contest: Winner and Honorable Mention Winner Maria Carlos GS, MFA, for “Elegizing” Honorable Mention John Mulcare GS, MFA for “Boats” Judge Tiana Clark MFA ’17 (Poetry)
Student Spotlight: Jade & Jazmyn Ayers (Class of 2021)
Mar. 29, 2021—View full story here Class of 2021: Twins combine passions for literature, science in emerging area of narrative medicine Identical twins Jade and Jazmyn Ayers have immersed themselves in literature and personal narratives for years. Not only has it led each to major in English, it also has spurred them to come up with a creative...
Julia Fesmire and Candice Amich to win Vanderbilt Teaching Awards
Mar. 29, 2021—Each academic year at a meeting of the faculty during the fall semester, the professors and administrators of the College of Arts and Science recognize excellence in teaching and mentoring within the Arts and Science community. These awards are an important part of the Arts and Science tradition, and the recipients are some of the...
Neha Gandra (BA ’20) awarded 2020-21 Vanderbilt Fulbright Finalist
Mar. 25, 2021—Congratulations to our alumni Neha Gandra (BA ’20) for being awarded the Vanderbilt Fulbright English teaching assistantship (Thailand).
GetPreCiSe: A Transdisciplinary Research Project
Mar. 16, 2021—The GetPreCiSe Center (Genetic Privacy and Identity in Community Settings) is an NIH Center of Excellence in Ethics Research. We founded the center based on the observation that the debate about genetic privacy and identity has been based (a) on an incomplete understanding of the influences on the actors involved in genomics research and translation and (b) on possible, rather than probable, risks. Moreover,...