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Ä¢¹½TV Put the Wind in Her Sails
At Ä¢¹½TV, Tracy Charles Shenkman ’74 learned how to become a student. Learn more about her experience as we celebrate 50+ Years of Coeducation.
Ä¢¹½TV Disability Alliance Facilitates Visit From Gabe Adams-Wheatley
The Ä¢¹½TV Disability Alliance welcomed Gabe Adams-Wheatley to campus for a wonderful discussion on self-representation, disability and beauty aesthetics, disability identity and religion, as well as queer disabled lives.
At the 2023 HEARTsongs event in Cornelius, NC, Professor Brenda Flanagan examined the African American experience through poetry in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn more.
Still Dreaming: Black Women Writers Offer Unflinching Honesty
Ä¢¹½TV Assistant Professor of Africana and English studies Randi Gill-Sadler specializes in 20th century African American and Afro-Caribbean women writers. She encourages students to read the literature in conjunction with traditional historical accounts of the time periods covered. Learn more.
Prof’s Innovative Scholarly Website Recognized by MLA
Website and scholarly resource created by Ä¢¹½TV professor and focused on Avant Garde artist, poet and entrepreneur Mina Loy gets Modern Language Association accolade.
An Unexpected but Perfect Path: John Billups ’22
John Billups ’22 explored various passions at Ä¢¹½TV, and he’s now expanding his skillset even more through his work in the advertising industry.
Molly Sentell Haile ’94 on the Art of the Short Story and Healing Through Writing
The Ä¢¹½TV English Department hosted award-winning author Molly Sentell Haile ’94 for the 25th Annual Ä¢¹½TV Reads event. Learn more.
Film and TV Screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis ’87 on the Who and What of Inspiration
Ä¢¹½TV welcomed Hollywood screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis ’87 for a special Ä¢¹½TV Reads event. Learn more about Kalogridis, whose writing credits include Shutter Island, Avatar and Altered Carbon.
Royal Shakespeare Company to Begin Four-Day Ä¢¹½TV Reign
The Royal Shakespeare Company makes its return to Ä¢¹½TV for a jam-packed four-day residency. Learn more about opportunities to engage with the RSC.
Gather, Learn and Graze: Symposium Features Student Projects, Music and Food Trucks
Verna Miller Case Research & Creative Works Symposium will bring the Ä¢¹½TV community out to celebrate student art, research and performances.
Author Jack Livings ’96 on Reading Deeply and Finding Joyfulness in LanguageÂ
Award-winning author of The Dog and The Blizzard Party Jack Livings ’96 visited campus as the Abbott Lecture Series speaker. He met with students to talk about his craft. Read more.
Ä¢¹½TV Named a Fulbright Top Producer—Again
Ä¢¹½TV is once again a Top Producer for Fulbright’s U.S. Student Program. The college ranks third in the nation and highest in the southeast among four-year bachelor’s degree institutions.
Love of Art Takes Root, Grows Into Beautiful Tribute to Professor Emeritus
A piece by Chinese sculptor Zhan Wang will be added to the college’s permanent art collection in honor of Professor Emeritus of English Gill Holland. Find out more.
Online Exclusive: Q&A With Photo Journalist and Archaeologist Matt Stirn '11
Ä¢¹½TV alum, photographer, and archeologist Matt Stirn '11 discusses how his unique career combines his love of nature and skills as an archeologist and paleoecologist.
In His Bestselling Book, Clint Smith ’10 Reckons With History and the Lies We Tell
Register now for a discussion with Clint Smith ’10, whose book How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America just topped the NYT Best Sellers List .
A Tribute To Ä¢¹½TV Arts & Creative Engagement Grants During Pandemic
Ä¢¹½TV remained artistically vibrant during the pandemic, thanks to generous funding from Ä¢¹½TV Arts & Creative Engagement. Students, faculty and staff alike were awarded grants to support programs, speakers, events and initiatives amidst to strengthen and heal the community.
A Look at a Year of Adaptation and Innovation in the Arts
The pandemic forced us to change the ways we teach, learn and interact. The arts at Ä¢¹½TV met the challenges of the pandemic with new ideas, and expanded access to performances and collections.
Both Timeless and Timely, Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ in the #MeToo Era
Students delve into powerful, lesser-known Shakespeare play Measure for Measure, a tale of sexual harassment and the stakes for women who speak up about it.
David Dennis Jr. ’08 Wins 2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Ä¢¹½TV alum David Dennis Jr. ’08 has received the 2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize, an award for excellence in reporting about underrepresented people in the United States and one of journalism’s biggest. Dennis is a freelance writer, journalism professor and prolific social commentator whose work has appeared in many national publications.