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outside of Tompkins Hall
Feb 11, 2020

In Memoriam: Tom Hester

English professor Tom Hester is remembered for his teaching, scholarship and passion for life.
Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

Submit Your Poems to the 2020 NC State Poetry Contest

Calling all poets! The 2020 NC State Poetry Contest is now accepting entries. 
Protesters march during a Ku Klux Klan rally in downtown Raleigh, one of the never-before-published photos that will be on display at the African American Cultural Center Art Gallery next Wednesday. [Photo courtesy of State Archives of North Carolina].
Jan 9, 2020

Landmark Exhibit Unearths History

In "When MLK and the KKK Met in Raleigh," English professor Jason Miller reveals never-before-published photos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 1966 visit to Raleigh.
Poet Gerald Barrax sits at his desk.
Dec 13, 2019

‘The Job of a Poet Is to Tell the Truth’: Remembering Gerald Barrax

Former students and colleagues share their impressions of Gerald Barrax, emeritus professor of English, who died Dec. 7.
Sitting on a bench, Cadwell Turnbull holds a stylus pen and writes on a tablet.
Dec 4, 2019

How I Think and Do: Storyteller Cadwell Turnbull

Alumnus Cadwell Turnbull (M.A. in English; MFA ’15) is a science fiction and fantasy author. Learn more about his debut novel, "The Lesson," and hear what he values from his time at NC State.