Alumni Spotlight: Allison Daniel

It didn’t take long after graduation for me to decide my academic career wasn’t over. As I dived into the post-graduation world, I realized I missed the environment the classroom provides where a group of people are put together for the purpose of having thoughtful, important conversations. There wasn’t any question I wanted to return to Clemson to continue that journey, so I began the application process. Luckily, that meant less worrying about finding the perfect school and gave me more time to craft the perfect application for the school I knew I wanted to attend. … Continue readingAlumni Spotlight: Allison Daniel

Fiction Workshop

The Clemson English Department offers a wide range of courses.The department has courses in Shakespeare, technical writing, and writing workshops including one of its most unique classes, fiction workshop. We sat down with Nic Brown, one of the department’s workshop professors, and a few of his current students to find out more about the fiction workshop. … Continue readingFiction Workshop

The 2018-2019 Fred W. Shilstone Memorial Award Winner

Gabrielle Nugent recently received her MA in English Literature from Clemson University. Prior to attending graduate school, she worked in the publishing industry in New York City at places such as The New Yorker magazine, the independent book publisher, Grove/Atlantic, and the Aragi literary agency. Her research interests include twentieth- and twenty-first century fiction and poetry, ecocriticism, political philosophy, postcolonial studies, and comparative literature. Gabrielle grew up along the New Jersey coast but has enjoyed living in both South Carolina and New York in recent years. … Continue readingThe 2018-2019 Fred W. Shilstone Memorial Award Winner

Mystery Solved: How to Go from Failing a Class to Graduating Early

Coming to Clemson, I was completely unprepared for the workload, the amount of hours needed to put in for each class, and the ability to balance taking care of myself and school. I never needed to study in high school and, unfortunately, this came to bite me in the butt during my first semester of college. No matter how late I stayed up studying or how many hours of brainpower I put in, I wasn’t connecting with the material in front of me; something just wasn’t clicking. … Continue readingMystery Solved: How to Go from Failing a Class to Graduating Early

Why Your Liberal Arts Degree Matters

The summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college, I switched my major from Language and International Health to English. I had struggled a lot in my science classes the past year, crying over chemistry problems and flipping mindlessly through biology flashcards. Despite knowing I was much more passionate about reading and writing, I felt pressured to force myself through classes for which I had little aptitude in order to work my way towards a respectable career. … Continue readingWhy Your Liberal Arts Degree Matters

When Life Gives You Opportunities, Create Experiences

I originally never paid attention to unpaid student jobs on campus because I did not think that I would be able to manage a job on top of a full class schedule. However, after reading through the two mass emails I received about The Pearce Center and what all their projects included in relation to my major, Graphic Communications, I wanted to know more information about this internship. … Continue readingWhen Life Gives You Opportunities, Create Experiences

How to Network Effectively

Every college student is different, but for most of us, our reason for attending school is to eventually land our dream job. Freshman, you may be thinking that this blog post doesn’t apply to you—it does! There’s no time like the present to grow your network and prepare for professional life beyond college. For upperclassmen, now is the time to grow your network and create lasting professional relationships. … Continue readingHow to Network Effectively