Dear Colleagues,
We are entering the final weeks of the semester and, indeed, of the academic year. There will be several opportunities to celebrate our successes in the coming weeks – at commencement ceremonies, portfolio defenses, and MFA readings – and I hope you will have the opportunity to participate.
In the spirit of such celebrations, congratulations to:
Brianna Blashill (English) and Andres Negrete (Comparative Literature) who have been selected as the department’s Outstanding Graduating Seniors. Brianna has chosen Clare Colquitt as her Most Influential Faculty member and Andres Diana Leong. Congratulations Clare and Diana! All four will be celebrated at the department’s pre-commencement ceremony at Scripps Cottage on Friday 12 May at 10 am and, later that same day, at the CAL Commencement Ceremony.
Diana Leong and Lashon Daley who have, separately, been awarded CAL IRC (Interdisciplinary Research Cluster) grants. Diana’s project focuses on the creation of an Environmental Humanities Lab, while Lashon’s addresses Global Renderings of Childhood and Its Literature.
Kendell Wilkerson, who has been chosen as the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature Fellow for AY 2023-2024.
Jessica Pressman, who gave an invited talk on Friday, April 14, for PhD students and junior faculty at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, about scholarly writing and publishing and the importance of Digital Humanities scholarly practices.
Undergraduate student Nandi Maunder, who has been awarded a Fulbright to pursue a project in South Africa. Nandi’s project will be based at the University of Venda, in Limpopo province, and will engage with the ways in which race impacts childhood.
Dates
4/18: Due date for Humanities in Action finding requests. A fillable pdf is available on the department’s sharepoint page, under ‘Funding Request Forms’ > ‘Spring 2023 forms’.
4/19 at 12 noon in AL 266: Advisory Committee meeting
4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: Rick Barot will read from his most recent publications, including The Galleons, which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”
5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage.
5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage.
As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events.
All best,
Quentin
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