Stories From 2011
United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin Visits NC State
Join us at 7:30 on October 17 in Stewart Theatre, when the United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin will be our very special guest. Merwin is one of the most widely-read poets in America. During his 50-year career, his work […]
Creating a literary culture
How do you enhance the literary culture of North Carolina? A culture that encourages aspiring writers from all over the state to contribute their imaginative best? The short answer: contests. Since the beginning of NC State’s Master of Fine Arts […]
Interactive Art Exhibit Features CHASS Faculty, Students
Tunnel Vision will be on display. A cutting-edge interactive art exhibition is opening at Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum, and faculty and students from the college’s interdisciplinary Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) doctoral program are among the artists. ID:ENTITY is […]
A poem for 9/11 by NC State’s Poet in Residence
A Fingerby John BalabanNC State University Poet in Residence After most of the bodies were hauled away and while the FBI and Fire Department and NYPD were still haggling about who was in charge, as smoke cleared,the figures in Tyvek […]
MFA Student Wins Second Nebula Award
On writing, MFA student Kij Johnson has one piece of advice: “Don’t be afraid of it—you just have to go do it.” If her determination and dedication to writing are any indication, she takes her own advice seriously. Johnson (MFA […]
Creating a literary culture
How do you enhance the literary culture of North Carolina? A culture that encourages aspiring writers from all over the state to contribute their imaginative best? The short answer: contests. Since the beginning of NC State’s Master of Fine Arts […]
Time Machine: See and Hear John Donne Preach (Sort Of)
CHASS Professor of English John Wall is using modern technology to simulate time travel: He's working with an international team to recreate the sights and sounds of one of John Donne's most important sermons at St. Paul's in virtual space.Best of all, he’s hoping to make it available to anyone who is interested.
Meet Linda Watson, the ‘Cook for Good Lady’
Linda Watson (English ’79) has had an extraordinary career that spans the corporate, political, dot com, and environmental worlds. She is currently putting her communication and writing skills to use as the ‘Cook For Good Lady’ for the company she […]
Meet Dan Neil, Pulitzer Prize Winning Automotive Critic
Dan Neil (MA, English '86) says he was a "singularly unpromising candidate" when he arrived at NC State. Neil went on to write automotive columns for the News and Observer,The L.A. Times, and the Wall Street Journal. In the process, he earned a Pulitzer Prize.
English Prof Named American Council on Education Fellow
Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education (ACE), has announced that Laura Severin, Professor of English at NC State University, is one of 50 Fellows at the American Council on Education for academic year 2011-12. The ACE […]