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Jean Ferguson Carr Retires

Retiring Professor Jean Carr

I first met Jean a long time ago, when I was a non-English major taking some literature courses so that I would have a better chance of admission to the English department’s MA program. Over the years, I took seminars with her, worked with her on the Committee for the Evaluation and Advancement of Teaching, and worked with her as an administrator in Composition. In these contexts, I could see how brilliant Jean was at setting up learning situations so that students engaged in real intellectual work that they defined within the parameters that she had established. She helped her students learn how scholarly work unfolds and circulates. <more>

Jeff Oaks: Painting Joy

Senior Lecturer Jeff Oaks

Jeff Oaks is a poet. He is a writer. He is a professor. He is many great things. Most recently, he has become an artist. When global events take a toll on how you go about daily life, we all have our own ways of finding outlets and ways to be happy in this complicated world in which we live. For Jeff Oaks, it is painting. More>

Working on My Own Terms: Starting a Freelance Writing Business

Kimberly Talcott

In the field of writing, we often listen intently to others as part of our work. We listen for big-picture ideas when working within a team on a project. We listen for small bits of information we can craft into a story during a one-on-one interview.

 

But how often, as writers, do we listen to ourselves? More>

Issue 22

Spring / Summer 2021

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