MFA graduates read their work at The Spirit Room

The university community is cordially invited to hear spring semester 2013 MFA graduates Allegra Barlow (Creative Nonfiction), Jamee Larson (Creative Nonfiction), Kathryn Taylor (Scriptwriting), John Powers (Poetry), and Whitney Walters (Creative Nonfiction) read from their work Thursday, May 16 from 7-9 p.m., at The Spirit Room, 111 Broadway, in Fargo. Joining our spring 2013 graduates will be winter 2012 MFA […]

English and Communication Arts major awarded Student Fulbright to Taiwan

Kim Ehrlich, graduating this May with a double major in B.S. Communication Arts and Literature and B.A. English with Writing Emphasis, has just been awarded a Student Fulbright to Taiwan for 2013-14.  Excited and happy to be awarded such an honor, Ehrlich is enthusiastic about her “wonderful experiences in the MSUM English department faculty” both in her English Education classes […]

Kevin Zepper presented at Pecha Kucha event

Kevin Zepper, MFA in the English Department, presented at the 17th Pecha Kucha (pronounced Pa-cha ku-cha) event April 18 in Bemidji. Zepper’s presentation followed the strict rules of Pecha Kucha: a 6:40 time limit, which is 20 seconds of “script” along with images projected every 20 seconds. The title of his distilled lecture was, “The Prose Poem: My Intuitive Journey.” […]

Sandy Pearce chaired two sessions at ACIS in Chicago

Sandy Pearce, English, returned from the international meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) in Chicago, April 9-12. ACIS is an interdisciplinary organization presenting research on Irish literature, history, art, film, and music. Pearce chaired two sessions: one on Irish literature with NDSU colleagues, Miriam and Andrew Mara, and one on art history.