Volker
Welcome from the Chair

Volker Hegelheimer(Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) With this first issue of our Iowa State University English department magazine, Between the Lines, I am happy to… Read More

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Farewell Deanna Stumbo

Deanna Stumbo has been with Iowa State University for 38 years, and 26 of those years have been spent working with the Department of English. Read More

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Student Spotlight: Lydia Lee

Lydia Lee, a Music and English graduate in the class of 2024, has accomplished and experienced incredible things during her time at Iowa State University. Read More

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ISU’s TComm Internship Course

The technical communication (TComm) major is an English degree with a direct focus on writing done in the workplace—that is, reports, instructions, and memos that… Read More

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LAS Career Services and CyHire

ISU’s Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Services is home to career advisors who work directly with students and employer relations specialists who help organize career… Read More

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Communicating Science to Future Cyclones

What started as a small and informal student activity hosted at the Ames Library, Science with Cyclones has grown into a public event held each… Read More

Abby Dubisar
Dr. Abby Dubisar and Student Research

Dr. Abby M. Dubisar began her time at Iowa State University eleven years ago, working in the field of Rhetoric and Composition. Her work has… Read More

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The MFA Program’s Emerging Writers Reading Series

One night each month of the school year, authors and literature enthusiasts from Iowa State and Ames gather in Dog-Eared Books on Main Street to… Read More

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Supporting Communication Skills at John Deere

For the past four years, the English department and John Deere have collaborated to improve the communications skills of John Deere apprentice welders all… Read More

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Technical Communication Advisory Board

Technical Communication (TComm) is an undergraduate and postgraduate program within the English department that teaches students how to write for professional settings—that is, how to… Read More

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Winter Break Hours

The Department of English Office will be closed from December 23rd through January 1st. January 2nd through the 17th, the office will be open from… Read More

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Fall 2024 Teaching Excellence Award Winners

Congratulations to the following graduate students!   Recipients of the Fall… Read More

Gulbahar Beckett
Gulbahar Beckett publishes new book

Professor Gulbahar Beckett, has published new book. A Paradigm Shift for Language Education: Project-Based Learning and Teaching examines the growing importance of project-based learning and… Read More

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Congratulations to the graduate students who will receive their degrees this semester.

Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who will receive their M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. degrees this semester. Ali A… Read More

Abby Dubisar
Peace Cookbooks: Mixing Gender, Food, and Activism

Learn how peace activist cookbooks subvert women’s domestic roles and ignite activism with Dr. Abby Dubisar, Iowa State University. “An army… Read More

November 2024 Director’s Letter

Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) Dear all, I had a dream last night that I got a tiny tattoo… Read More

Instructor Spotlight: Mapping Out Information Innovation with Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis Sarah Davis is a Teaching Professor in the English Department at Iowa State University, and is currently teaching an ENGL 2500… Read More

Up Next in ENGL 1500/2500

For the November “Up Next in ENGL 1500/2500,” ISUComm Redesign Institute Fellows Ali Ebrahimpourlighvani and Kristen Neumann have composed lesson plans using… Read More

New TA Q&A

Gabby Vinkemeier Esma Masca With Gabby Vinkemeier, MA, LIT and Esma Masca, MA, TESL/AL What do you wish your students knew about you?… Read More