English grad student Scott Atkinson’s story “Old Blue Hat” has been awarded the 2011 David Diamond Student Writing Prize by the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. Congratulations to Scott and to Stephanie Carpenter, who organized a session at the Society’s annual conference in East Lansing, shepherded students to the conference, and, of course,
Posts Categorized: Accolades
2010: The Year in Scholarship
As 2010 comes to a close, we take a look back to celebrate the professional pursuits of English department faculty this year—publications, book reviews, conference papers, conference panels, and work in professional organizations. Articles Hiramatsu, Kazuko, Keli Rulf, and Samuel Epstein. “When Knowledge Causes Failure: The Extension of Novel Adjectives and the Interpretation of ‘One.’” Lingua 120.5
M.A. Student Andrew Mitin on his success in the Grad Program:
When I was accepted to the University of Michigan-Flint I knew that I would take advantage of the thesis option. I had imagined writing at length about a novel that I cared deeply for and when I signed up for Methods with Dr. Foster that dream began to take shape. Since I first read it
Linguistics Conference Grant
Congratulations to Kazuko Hiramatsu, Associate Professor of English, who recently received a grant from the University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research to host the 40th Annual Meeting of the Michigan Linguistic Society here at UM-Flint. The Michigan Linguistics Society meeting is an annual peer-reviewed conference that brings together students and faculty from
English Major Wins 2010 Census Video Contest
Congratulations to English TCP major, Ja’Nel Jamerson, who won $1000 for his YouTube video for the 2010 Census Video Contest. Watch his video and read about the contest here in the Flint Journal.
2010 ADDY Awards
Congratulations to Jan Worth-Nelson and Janet Lorch (Communications) for receiving an ADDY Award for the Higher Learning Commission Self-Study report. You can take a look at the report at: http://www.umflint.edu/hlc/Report/UMF%20Self-study%202009.pdf For a list of other UM-Flint students and faculty who received ADDY awards, visit: http://www.umflint.edu/news/articles/212/1/UM-Flint-Shines-at-ADDY-Awards/Page1.html
Bommarito Award recipients
Congratulations to Emma Davis and Meghan Stewart! They are the 2010 recipients of the Ellen Bommarito Book Fund Award.