Department Meeting

Department Meeting

Department Meeting

Emma Murray Was Awarded an Iowa Artist Fellowship

Emma Murray, a lecturer in the Department of English, has been awarded a 2021–2022 Iowa Artist Fellowship through the Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment… Read More

Nicole Allaire Awarded the Excellence in Teaching Foundational Speech Communication Courses Award for 2021

We are pleased to announce that Nicole Allaire, associate teaching professor, is this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Foundational Speech Communication Courses Award. This… Read More

New Graduate Student Welcome Picnic

August 17, 5:00-8:00pm, New Graduate Student Welcome Picnic, Ames Brookside Park Maple Shelter Volker Hegelheimer, Department Chair, invites new graduate students to a welcome picnic… Read More

Dr. Sarah Huffman Receives a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant

Dr. Sarah Huffman, assistant director of the Center for Communication Excellence, was awarded a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant for the 2021-2022 academic year for her… Read More

Gloria Betcher — Tracing Race at ISU Project on Mapping the Black ISC Student Housing Experience to 1940

Since its founding, Iowa State has allowed people of color to enroll, but not until the late 1940s were these students able to live on… Read More

Department Retreat

Ivana Rehman Received the Graduate College Research Excellence Award (REA) from the Graduate Studies Committee for Summer 2021 

Congratulations to graduate student Ivana Rehman (ALT), who received the Graduate College Research Excellence Award (REA) from the Graduate Studies Committee for Summer 2021. The department… Read More

“The Intersection of Theory and Practice in the Rhetoric and Professional Communication Program at Iowa State University”

By Amanda Ortiz-Pellot Ma-aruf Al’hassan, a graduate Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, argues that the dichotomy between a concept’s explanation and its application… Read More

Spring 2021 Grant Winners!

We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s graduate student research grants! The entries were quite competitive and truly showcased the breadth of… Read More

Congratulations to the Spring 2021 Department of English Graduates!

“Thank you for allowing Iowa State University to be an important part of your life and your adventure.” — Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen… Read More