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Harvard Converting Fourth Floor of Lamont Library Into Creative Writing Space
The fourth floor of Lamont Library is currently halfway through renovations and is on-track to reopen by the start of the spring 2019 term.
English Professor Jorie Graham to Receive National Prize for Poetry
The Library of Congress will award Harvard English professor Jorie Graham a national prize for poetry in December, the library announced last week.
Why I Declared: Humanities Edition
Last but certainly not least, Flyby sophomores planning studies in Humanities fields share their declaration process.
Marathon Reading of 'Frankenstein' Revisits Novel 200 Years Later
Houghton Library hosted a Halloween reading of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” in honor of the 200th anniversary of the book’s publication.
Creative Writing Program Offers Science Writing, 'Journalism in the Age of Trump'
The Creative Writing Program is expanding its course offerings this academic year, particularly to include a wider variety of nonfiction workshops.
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee, who is the author of Free Food for Millionaires (2007) and Pachinko (2017), spoke about her publications and work at Emerson Hall.
McCarthy Hired as English, African and African American Studies Assistant Prof
"Jesse McCarthy stood out unequivocally as the hottest new star on the horizon,” the Chair of the African and African American Studies wrote of the new hire.
English Department Launches Peer-Led ‘Critical Pizza’ Talks
The weekly peer-led discussions are held over pizza. Organizers said they hope the informal environment will encourage more students to explore literary criticism.
Demand For Creative Writing Classes Reaches All-Time High
The English Department received a record number of applications to its creative writing program this academic year, according to the program’s director.
Professor Studies Book Exteriors
While most English professors are largely concerned with what’s inside a book, David J. Alworth studies a text’s exterior.
Journalists Debate Power of News Media
While Abramson said she remains a staunch believer in the power of news, Adams said that the public’s thirst for sensational material prevents it from actually improving society.
Hey Professor: Science Fictional Future
We need ways to imagine a future that is different from the present, because the present isn't really working out all that well and because we would like the future to be different.
New English Requirement Fuels Debate Over Canon
When English department chair James W. Simpson told The Crimson on March 23 that future concentrators would be required to take at least one course that featured authors “marginalized for historical reasons,” he met a chorus of off-campus objections.
Endpaper: Final Postcard from Home
Harvard isn’t an easy place. It seems to run on anxiety, which first struck me when I moved into a too-small dorm room on a muggy August day more than three years ago.
