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The HCFSU Edit w/ Bella Bozied

Visiting speaker Sky Hopinka introduces FSU community to his writing, visual art, scholarship

Southeast Review teams up with the Jerome Stern Reading Series to welcome poet, author Leila Chatti for a workshop and reading | Department of English

FSU's Sigma Tau Delta-International English Honor Society students present work at annual convention in New Orleans | Department of English

Teaching in Spain helps Molly DeKraai explore a lifelong dream

Explore career paths for English majors at networking event

17th Digital Symposium will 'illuminate' online student projects

16th Digital Symposium presented as a Sweet 16-themed party

English studies guide Whitney Bouk in her role as HSA president

Festival of the Creative Arts brings 23 days of cross-disciplinary collaborations and artistic forms of expression to FSU campus | Department of English

"Poets at the Party" kicks off the Festival of the Creative Arts | Department of English

Department of English welcomes visiting speaker Sky Hopinka for two-day event to highlight Indigenous culture, poetry, film, art | Department of English

David Kirby: We Can Do Something About Students Reading Less

Finding and creating community: IEHS and Sigma Tau Delta

FSU faculty available for coverage of America 250 | College of Arts and Sciences

Lights, camera, microphone...vintage phone: English majors Kaley Hoppenworth and Sophia Ferraro discuss new talk show | Department of English

The Curran Fellowships – RSVP

Professor Christopher Okonkwo: Transatlantic Ties | Spectrum

Global Scholars Showcase - Florida State University News

Doctoral hooding ceremony

Florida State University awards 75 honors medallions

2025 FSU Fall Commencement, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.

Serial Podcast: The Preventionist - The New York Times

Dyan Neary shares a brief history of the early days of child protection.

English majors create "Chapter Chat," a book club for women

You Are Not Alone: FSU Counseling & Psychological Services Crisis Line

Caroline Laganas and Kate DeLay in Best New Poets 2025 anthology

English majors share research at Oxford Consortium for Human Rights Workshop

Profile of English-Literature, Media, and Culture alumna Sofia Cabrera

Jerome Stern Reading Series welcomes author Craig Pittman

Diamond Forde, James Laughlin Award winner

National Day on Writing, RWC-DS event

English majors discuss their experiences as Engage 100 Leaders

Andrew Street's curiosity of nature led him to several botanical discoveries

Staff profile: Program Associate Jody Fenlon

Staff profile: Academic Support Assistant Madison Rushing

Meet Career Center Liaison Jessica O’Neill

Doctoral candidate spotlight: Megharaj Adhikari, LMC Program

University Ambassador skills complement English major studies

Jerome Stern Reading Series creates vibrant space for authors

FSU's Society for Collegiate Journalists provides students with space to network with peers, professionals

Jerrilyn McGregory Memorial

Ifeoluwa Ayandele Wins 2024 Moon City Poetry Award

Alabama Aloud podcast -- Ravi Howard's "Eventide"

Ravi Howard's 'The Good Thief,,' Best American Mystery and Suspense

Samuel Granoff finds new life for old novel during Fulbright experiences in France

Student Spotlight: Ashley Boudreaux | College of Arts and Sciences

Professor James Kimbrell: Welcoming Words - Tallahassee Magazine

Shakespeare 360 w/ Gary Taylor on Buzzsprout

Undergraduate Ella Windlan, 2024-25 Cody Harris Allen Award winner

English department celebrates 2024-25 student award winners

Profile of alumna Lila Rush

More awards ceremony photos by Kendall Cooper

Aimee Seu's new chapbook explores her life's influential experiences

16th Digital Symposium

English department faculty, students participate in campus-wide Festival of the Creative Arts

English majors' participation with Dance Marathon at FSU

Spring 2025 LMC Works in Progress Series: Megharaj Adhikari

Associate Professor Michael Neal delivers talk on Generative AI and plagiarism

Awards submissions for 2024-25

Alumnus Joey Arellano strives to set strong example for others who share his story

Dance Marathon: English majors participate for a great cause

Emily Wilmot: Author Kiley Reid's lecture

Jalonii Agnew: Author Jesmyn Ward's visit to campus

LMC Graduate Works in Progress Series: Megharaj Adhikari

Alumna Tana Jean Welch and Chair Andrew Epstein discuss 'Poetry and Medical Posthumanism' for FCA event

Digital Symposium showcases students' creative online projects

Festival of the Creative Arts: Magnetic Dances, by Emma Jowers,

FSU to host third annual Festival of the Creative Arts

Rooting for her students, doctoral student Gwen Niekamp finds joy with teaching

Alumnus Zach Cannon established a career in screenwriting and fought for a stronger WGA future

English department welcomes digital humanities scholars to discuss book traces and the future of the library

English alumna and accomplished scholar Jasmine Trice encourages students to gain broader scope of history, culture

Alumna CD Davidson-Hiers finds contentment in the outdoors, while she navigates a return to journalism, the craft of writing

FSU students find fascinating book traces during library scavenger hunt

CARE advisor guided Joan Nygbah from STEM to English major

Yumarlis De Jesus discusses how she benefited from being part of CARE Program and an English-Editing, Writing, and Media major

Juliana Cano commends CARE for helping her to succeed at FSU

Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement Department provides support, encouragement for first-generation students

English major Paula Rodriguez-Saenz: Garnet & Gold Scholar Society inductee

English major Victoria Cardoso: Garnet and Gold Scholar Society inductee

English alumna Annamarie Simoldoni boosts environmental and conservation issues

English department alumni earn Florida Book Awards medals

Giving back: English major interns work with nonprofits to amplify marginalized voices

FSU Libraries Student Engagement Associate Alaina Faulkner applies undergraduate studies to her work, master's program

Alumna Jacqueline Suskin finds inspiration as a poet through experiences with traveling and connecting with nature

Laura Biagi and Southeast Review staff earn Specific Cultural Project Grant

English department Presidential Scholars, class of 2026

English major Alyssa Cuevas: Garnet & Gold Society, Torchbearer 100 inductee

English major Sara Vigne: Torchbearer 100 inductee

A discussion with English academic advisor Casey Duncan

Profile of doctoral student and 2021 O. Henry Prize winner Adachioma Ezeano

A discussion with English department's Graduate Program Coordinator Janeka George

FSU voices help spread awareness during Banned Books Week

Alumna Caroline Klancke institutes an educational environment in the world of ethics

Under new president Kennedy Lora's initiative and guidance, FSU's English Honor Society opens membership to more students

English undergraduate major Sydney Richner went 'inside' with SER editors for the magazine's incarcerated writers workshop

Student Star: Creative Writing student Andy Mills

The Salon of Fine Arts strives to develop community and creative spaces for student artists, innovative creatives to collaborate

The Kudzu Review 2023-24 Editor-in-Chief Havilah Sciabbarrasi brings enthusiasm and a vision for the journal's future to her position

Dara T. Mathis - Heising-Simons Foundation, American Mosaic Journalism Prize

English alumna Carelyn Tiburcio relied on her marketing agency work experiences to co-found and build her own company

Literature, Media, and Culture Program collaborates with Society for Critical Exchange to host Winter Theory Institute

English department faculty members and students share research insights, creative talents for Festival of the Creative Arts

English alumna Tana Jean Welch joins university's Festival of the Creative Arts panel to discuss intersection of arts and medicine | Department of English

FSU’s ‘Sing with the Symphony’: A celebration of chemistry, music and harmony happens Saturday

English department faculty members help bring the Festival of the Creative Arts to a close

M.F.A. student Jackie Farley encourages herself and others to discover authenticity and complexity through creativity

FSU's Transfer Student Union offers resources and support to ease the transfer process

Creative Writing Program hosts author Tiphanie Yanique

English alumna Tarah Jean tells stories that make a difference

Alumni Spotlight: Jim Tomaszeski | College of Arts and Sciences

Harmon-Bickley Travel Fund supports LMC graduate students' research and conference attendance

Millennium Review: National Native American Month Featuring: Tacey Atsitty

Student Star: FSU Honors student Chloe Wain

FSU's International English Honor Society members meet in St. Louis for national convention

Rhetoric and Composition doctoral student Bridgette Sanders earns 2024 Dream Travel Scholarship Award

FSU graduate students collaborate to bring award-winning poet Franny Choi to FSU

Faculty profile: Rebecca Ballard, assistant professor, Literature, Media, and Culture Program

Profile of Creative Writing Ph.D. graduate and Southeast Review Editor-in-Chief Natalie Tombasco

Alumna Keira Jackson asked herself, 'Where do I want my career to go?’—then she made that happen

FSU graduating couple overcomes family challenges during academic journey

Undergraduate Advising | Department of English

English-Creative Writing major and Global Scholar Kaysyn Jones

FSU Unconquered Scholar: English alumna Mishalynn Brown

FSU Unconquered Scholar: English alumna Ariana White

Spectrum: English-Creative Writing alumna Wendy Clark

2024 Digital Symposium

Gerald Ensley Emerging Journalist Award winner Ariana White

Read more about Vince Omni, 2024 winner of Michigan Quarterly Review's Jesmyn Ward Prize in Fiction for "The Diaspora Café"

Jesmyn Ward Prize in Fiction Winner Vince Omni Reads "The Diaspora Café"

Alumna Tana Jean Welch finds ways to interconnect her humanities background with a focus on medicine and healing

Modern Language Association recognizes English internship program among top in the U.S. for career preparation

The Kudzu Review celebrates publication of recent issue and encourages students to join the staff for the 2024-25 year

English major Hope Fell focuses her creative ambitions on building community and fostering collaboration among her peers

English-EWMedia alumna Sydney Cole discusses her academic and athletic accomplishments

Three alumnae and department's academic program specialist offer English-to-law-school advice

Profile of alumna Allison Notari: her journey from English major to a career in law

Alumna Tatia Ghviniashvili: her studies, work experiences at FSU influence her career path

Fall 2024 Jerome Stern Reading Series, with co-hosts Gwen Niekamp and Max Lasky

English alumnus Jeremy Willis took creative path to find, sustain a fulfilling career with ESPN

FSU graduate Iheoma Nwachukwu claims Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction | College of Arts and Sciences

Alumnus Evan J. Peterson: from student poet to becoming an author, a game writer, and a creator of stories and experiences

Department faculty members facilitate bringing renowned poets to campus for 'Going to Mars,' an 'intergenerational dialogue'

FSU’s student comedy troupes have personal impacts on their participants—and a positive influence on their English studies

Meg Croney-Clark discovered her love for FSU by chance but created opportunities to develop her career

If you’ve got it, haunt it at SER's "Rocky Horror" fundraiser

Four English majors help lead and strengthen the FSU Fencing Club

Alumna Kelsey Klopfenstein stayed close to home for college, starting a track that led to her position as Global Media Manager

Giana Nardelli, master's student in Rhetoric and Composition, has taken full advantage of what the English department offers

Helpful information before applying for graduate school

Teach for Florida State University International Programs | Department of English

President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence | Department of English