• 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

  • headshot of Deanna Stumbo
    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

  • Tessa Brow in her office in LAS Career Services
    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

  • Two students in class with laptop
    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

  • Lydia lee playing the piano with the campanile in the background
    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

  • Group of students smiling with mascot Cy
    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

  • Group of people at Dog Eared books in Ames smiling
    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

  • Worker dressed in protective uniform welding metal frame
    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

  • Charlie Kostelnick
    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