Beginning this fall, students will be able to major in English with a specialization in Linguistics. The full requirements for the new major are here. For advising and additional information, feel free to email me or stop by my office.
Monthly Archives:: January 2011
Dr. Schirmer in the news
Read about how Dr. Schirmer’s composition course uses Twitter. His course was profiled in the Flint Journal here.
Bommarito Book Fund
The Ellen Bommarito Book Fund is accepting applications through January 31. Applicants must be junior or seniors pursuing a Specialization in Writing or Minor in Writing. Awards are $150 each. Interested students should complete the attached application and return it to Jim Anderson, 326 FH, by January 31st. More information (as well as the application
Learning is a Love Experience: A Letter to My American Students about My Students in Semey, Kazakhstan
“So, where you folks headed?” asked the driver of the Avis Rent-A-Car shuttle at Metro Airport in Detroit, as he hefted our six overstuffed duffels onto the bus. “Northeast Kazakhstan.” Blank stare. “Well, it’s southern Siberia.” “HA! So, what’d you do wrong?” By that time, this man’s wisecrack was an old joke, but we laughed