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Director’s Letter – August 2024

Dear all, Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) I hope everyone is having a great first week of classes! The ISUComm Foundation Courses team… Read More

Fellows’ Notes

At the end of the ISUComm Foundation Courses Curriculum  Redesign Institute, the leadership team asked the fellows  to write a note to their… Read More

Up next in English 1500 and 2500: Relentless Welcome #2

ConnecTivity Scan Purpose of activity (one sentence describing goals): Placing an emphasis on student growth in connecting with other students that they are… Read More

Up next in English 1500 and 2500: Relentless Welcome #1

In “Chapter One: Visions of the Possible” in Relationship-Rich Education, authors Peter Felten and… Read More

Building critical AI literacy and strengthening curriculum through community

Funded by a Miller Faculty Fellowship, and led by Lesley Bartlett (Director of ISUComm Foundation Courses), Amy Walton… Read More

Congratulations, Summer 2024 Graduates!

Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received their MA, MFA, or PhD degrees in Summer 2024! NameTITLE OF… Read More

Congratulations Spring 2024 Graduate & Undergraduate Award Winners!

Critical Literary Analysis Writing Award Awarded to an undergraduate or a graduate student for a single piece of critical exposition originally written for an… Read More

Congratulations, Graduates!

Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who will receive their MA, MFA, or PhD degrees in Spring 2024! NameTITLE… Read More

K.L. Cook is a 2024 recipient of the Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award!

K.L. Cook This award is a reflection of K.L. Cook’s commitment to Iowa State, his professional reputation, and his esteem among peers. This award was established… Read More

Angela Hakim
Angela Hakim has been selected for an English Language Specialist project

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Angela Hakim, a lecturer in the Department of English, for an English Language Specialist project focusing… Read More

Joan Chamberlin & Josh Taylor are the 2024 ISUComm Award winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 ISUComm awards. Joan Chamberlin We are pleased to announce Joan Chamberlin, Teaching Professor, as this year’s recipient of… Read More

Director’s Letter — April 2024 (End of semester)

Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) Dear all, If you missed Stuart Selber’s talk, “Framing AI for Curriculum Reform,” you… Read More

Up Next in ENGL 150/250 – Multimodal Reflection Activities

The end of the semester often focuses on reflection, and Ali Ebrahimpourlighvani and Sam Arthur have taken shared activities that encourage students to… Read More

Instructor Spotlight: Finding Voice through Reflection and Imagination with Cornell Brellenthin

Cornell Brellenthin Cornell Brellenthin is an instructor teaching in the ISUComm Foundation Courses program, an active faculty member in the ISUComm mentorship program,… Read More

New TA Q&A

Jorge Ambacher Samuel Arthur Zack Bukovich Haley Greer Droste Hennings Katie Painter                          … Read More

The Department of English recognizes graduate student excellence in teaching and research for Spring 2024

Congratulations to the following graduate students!   Recipients of the Graduate College Research Excellence Awards (REA) and/or Teaching… Read More

Evgeny Chukharev & Emily Dux Speltz received a grant from the National Science Foundation
Evgeny Chukharev & Emily Dux Speltz received a grant from the National Science Foundation

Evgeny Chukharev (PI) and Emily Dux Speltz (Co-PI) received a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to organize a workshop on how humans and artificial… Read More