News
(Feb. 15, 2022)
Remembering Robert S. Phillips, Alumnus and Former Professor of English at Syracuse UniversityAmong his honors, Phillips was a recipient of Syracuse University's George Arents Award in 1988.
(Nov. 2, 2021)
New Creative Writing Scholarship Honors the Memory of Tom Walsh, Former Executive Vice President of Advancement and External AffairsThe scholarship will support one student annually who is enrolled in the Department of English’s undergraduate creative writing major.
(Aug. 30, 2021)
George Saunders’ Latest Work Featured in The New Yorker“The Mom of Bold Action,” appeared in the August 30, 2021 issue.
(Aug. 5, 2021)
Challenging the Museum NarrativeA&S professor Scott Manning Stevens has been awarded a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship for his new book project which confronts the alienation and appropriation of Native American culture in museums, galleries and archives.
(July 13, 2021)
Dana Spiotta’s Latest Literary Work, Wayward, Garners National Media AttentionProfessor of English Dana Spiotta’s new novel has been featured in many leading media publications.
(May 11, 2021)
Forgotten in Plain Sight: Bringing Renewed Attention to a Famous New York City WaterwayProfessor of English Dana Spiotta and her colleagues receive a Creative Capital Award for their new floating opera, Newtown Odyssey.
(April 1, 2021)
Extolling English: Why Student Ambassadors Chose Their MajorThe Department of English has kicked off a student ambassador program. We recently caught up with two ambassadors.
(March 25, 2021)
Remembering Sanford V. SternlichtSternlicht, professor emeritus of English, retired from Syracuse University in 2011.