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English’s Brad Ricca participates in San Diego Comic-Con panels
Brad Ricca, lecturer of English, participated in two panels at San Diego Comic-Con, discussing different aspects of comics. The first, titled "Scholar #1," was about the first academic scholarship on comics. The second, "The Twisted Roots of the Comics Industry," included Batman movie producer Mic...
Graduate students: Improve English-speaking skills in two-week program
The Office of Educational Services for Students (ESS) will present a Graduate Student Spoken English Seminar, “Academic Communication and Culture,” August 3-14. This program runs for two weeks, three hours per day (noon to 3 p.m.), for a total of 30 instructional hours. During this two-week Spoken ...
Writing workshop available to help researchers improve English skills
Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to enroll in “Writing Workshop for Researchers” (ENGL 186), a two-credit-hour individualized writing workshop/tutorial. The seminar meets on Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m. and individual tutorials will be held for participants for 50 minutes per week....
Sophomore Bry Atchison named Miss Greater Cleveland 2015
Bry Atchison, a sophomore double majoring in dance and English with minors in childhood studies and pre-law, won the title of Miss Greater Cleveland 2015 in February. Atchinson competed in interview, swimsuit, talent and evening gown competitions, winning the evening gown preliminary award and the ...
International Student Success Series features weekly workshops on language, career advice and more
International students and scholars are encouraged to join in the International Student Success Series. This series of workshops is held weekly, Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 464. Topics include English language assistance, career advice, financial management, relationships and mo...
Improve English skills with Spoken English Seminar series
Students are invited to register for the second spring section of Educational Services for Students’ (ESS) Spoken English Seminar. The ESS Spoken English Seminar is a non-credit, fee-based course for graduate and professional students who would like to enhance their spoken English skills. Topics co...
Incoming students: Complete English writing sample by July 1
New students must complete their English writing samples by July 1. The 500- to 700-word English writing sample is an important part of preparing for the start of a new student’s collegiate years. The writing samples will be provided to each student’s SAGES First Seminar professor so he or she can g...
PhD candidate to lecture on rise of autistic memoir genre at April 18 presentation
Monica Orlando, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of English, will give a lecture titled "Double Voicing and Personhood in Collaborative Life Writing about Autism: The Transformative Narrative of Carly’s Voice," on Friday, April 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Clark Hall, room 206. Among the mo...
Fulbright winner has food, fireworks and more to anticipate next year in Macau
Andrea Fidler first heard of Macau, a special administrative region of China, during a visit last year to Hong Kong with her boyfriend’s family. Over the next year, the graduating senior from Case Western Reserve will travel to Macau as a Fulbright Scholar on an English Teaching Assistantship grant....
Calling writers to CWRU’s ”Breaking Genre: A Writing Conference,” June 1
If you have a story that burns to be told, “Breaking Genre: A Writers Conference” at Case Western Reserve University can help you start writing it. The conference is Saturday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Clark Hall and Guilford House on Bellflower Road. Cleveland-based writer Paula McClain w...