Reading series to conclude semester with contemporary poets
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Nadia Farmer said she tries to go to the Southern Indiana Reading Series every semester because she is able to learn more about different writing perspectives and creativity. “It's a good experience for the students,” the junior creative writing major said. “It’s cool to see what the authors do...
Author recounts Montana past through debut novel
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
Joe Wilkins said he fell in love with writing because language is something that he uses every day to reach out to those he loves and to try to explain himself to the world. The writer is now the author of the fictional story “Fall Back Down When I Die,” which was released last spring as the aut...
Expanding the view of poetry
Emma Corry, Features Editor
September 17, 2019
Rosalie Moffett said she likes poetry because it lets her study whatever she wants. “I’m interested in history and science and technology and being a writer allows me to pursue any interests that I want to and bring bits of it to my writing,” The assistant professor of English said. “Unlike othe...
English student stresses diversity through teaching research
Sydney Stocksdale, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
The Shield interviewed Kennya Santiago Olmos, a junior English teaching major about her experience presenting her teaching research at the Indiana Council of Teachers of English (ICTE) 2019 conference. The Shield: What is your research over? Kennya Santiago: My research is over English teachers ...
Higher Ed. Commission approves English MA
Paola Marizan
March 19, 2014
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved a Master of Art degree in English March 13. The program, which was proposed last year, will offer advanced studies in English for secondary education instructors, individuals who teach in two and four-year post secondary institutions and professional...