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  • Kudos/Congratulations (Week of May 5, 2025)

    This week, the English Department wishes to highlight and congratulate its following members:  Last week, Dean Wilcots approved our request that Mark Vareschi be promoted to Professor.  Earlier this spring, Noreen McAuliffe received a Lakeshore …

  • 2025 Scholarship and Writing Prize Recipients!

    We celebrated our scholarship and writing prize recipients on April 27, 2025. Watch the full list of winners here. Click here for the full program. Here are the lists of 2025 recipients: **WRITING PRIZES** The …

  • 2025 English Graduation Celebration

    Please join us for the University of Wisconsin-Madison English Department Spring Graduation on Saturday, May 10 in the Alumni Room of the Pyle Center from 8:30-9:30AM Click here for the full graduation program  Click here …

  • Kudos/Congratulations (Week of April 28, 2025)

    This week, the English Department wishes to highlight and congratulate its following members:  Jenny Conrad’s newest poetry chapbook, This Natal House, described by one reviewer as “a knocking interrogation of early motherhood and bodily agency,” appeared from …

  • Kudos/Congratulations (Week of April 14, 2025)

    Ron Kuka (Creative Writing Program Coordinator) was chosen as one of the recipients of the 2024-25 Judith S. Craig Distinguished Service Award, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the College or University throughout …

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