English

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College professor of English, traveled 6,000 miles to and throughout Brazil to write her latest book, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil, which was published last week by the University of Virginia Press.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Westminster College will host the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration (URAC) featuring presentations and performances from more than 300 students from each department, April 20 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. throughout campus.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Dr. Bethany Hicok, professor of English and director of the Honors Program at Westminster College, was selected as one of 18 faculty members from across the United States to participate in the Histories of Herodotus Summer Seminar to be held at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D. C., July 25-31.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Dr. David Swerdlow, professor of English and public relations, will present his novel manuscript, “Rosa’s Plot,” during the Bleasby Colloquium at 7 p.m., Thursday, February 18 in Mueller Theater, McKelvey Campus Center.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Westminster College will host the 4th annual Tournées French Film Festival, featuring six consecutive French language films at 7 p.m. each Tuesday beginning Jan. 26 in Mueller Theater, McKelvey Campus Center. The events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The play “Rules of Discovery” written by Dr. Andrew Ade, associate professor of English at Westminster College, was selected from 175 international entries for the showcase production in the 2015 Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF). 

Friday, November 6, 2015

As part of the Bleasby Colloquia series, Westminster College’s English and Public Relations programs hosted Paula Closson Buck, award-winning author and professor of English at Bucknell University, at 7 p.m., November 19 in Mueller Theater, McKelvey Campus Center.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Westminster College’s Department of English invites students to participate in Punctuated by Pizza Grammar Workshop at 11:40 p.m., November 11 in the HUB of McGill Library.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

“You may know Westminster’s faculty primarily as excellent teachers, but all of our faculty members are also active scholars, each a respected expert in his or her various field of study,” said Dr. Michael E. Aleprete Jr., first year program coordinator and associate professor of political science.

Friday, October 9, 2015

At 7 p.m. on October 14 in Witherspoon Maple Room, McKelvey Campus Center, Dr. Bethany Hicok will give the first of three lectures sponsored by the First-Year Program, building on the summer book that was read by all incoming students: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."