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Nov. 18, 2024

The English Major Experience at Scripps College

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Nov. 12, 2024

The Project Narrative Podcast Features Professor Suzanne Keen

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Aug. 6, 2024

Professor Suzanne Keen Discusses Gender Dynamics in Novel Reading for DAZED

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Department of English


November 18, 2024

The English Major Experience at Scripps College

By Nichola Monroe ’27 It’s a rewarding time to be an English major at Scripps College. After a series of retirements and new hires, the Department of English has undergone […]

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November 12, 2024

The Project Narrative Podcast Features Professor Suzanne Keen

Ohio State University’s Project Narrative podcast has featured Professor of English Suzanne Keen on a recent episode. The monthly series spotlights a narrative theorist who selects a short passage to […]

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August 6, 2024

Professor Suzanne Keen Discusses Gender Dynamics in Novel Reading for DAZED

In an article by DAZED Magazine, Professor of English Suzanne Keen delves into the gender dynamics in literary consumption, investigating why straight men tend to read fewer novels compared to […]

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August 9, 2023

Spotlight on Faculty: Warren Liu, Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty

“It’s always very rewarding to get to know students both inside and outside the classroom, to see students as whole people, who have all kinds of things going on in their lives.”

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July 27, 2023

Allison Dillard ’03 Harnesses Her Math and English Degrees to Create Self-Confident Students

“I don’t know that I would have been a math major at a different college,” Dillard says. “The Scripps math department was so positive and encouraging.”

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May 5, 2023

Spotlight on Seniors: Isabel Evans ’23 Finds Treasures and Inspiration in Library Archives

Although Evans is writing two senior theses to fulfill each of her major requirements, she is utilizing a similar methodology for both: archival research.

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September 16, 2022

Academic Convocation Celebrates a New Academic Year

Frederick Hard Chair in English Literature and Professor of English Aaron Matz delivered the keynote speech on the importance of keeping the eventualities of history in view, especially for students of literature and politics.

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May 25, 2022

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Richard Fadem

Professor Emeritus of English Richard Fadem, who previously served as the College’s dean of faculty and acting president, died on May 17.

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April 29, 2021

Spotlight on Seniors: English Major Katie Clelland Writes Her Way to Community

This fall, Katie will take her love of writing and community engagement and head to Chicago for graduate school to study integrated marketing and communications at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

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February 25, 2021

In the Media: Aaron Matz Explores Émile Zola’s Novel Cycle in New York Review of Books

In the New York Review of Books, Associate Professor of English Aaron Matz explores themes of domination in Émile Zola’s novel cycle, Les Rougon-Macquarte.

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