4 Weeks Left: How to Finish Strong
With spring break now over, all that stands between us and the freedom of summer is roughly four weeks of school. For many, the impending end of the semester can
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The 14th Annual Clemson Literary Festival
The 14th Annual Clemson Literary Festival The Annual Clemson Literary Festival is a beloved tradition. Unfortunately, last year’s celebration was canceled due to COVID-19, but thankfully is able to
Taking Up Technical Writing: An Exciting Course Opportunity for English Majors
Taking Up Technical Writing: An Exciting Course Opportunity for English Majors “This is real-world writing.” According to Fran Smith, teaching assistant of Dr. Jordan Frith’s technical writing course, this
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Publishing Possibilities with Clemson University Press
Publishing Possibilities with Clemson University Press When you go to Cooper Library, it is most likely to study, or maybe even check out a book. But did you know
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Learning About Allyship and Advocacy During Black History Month
Learning About Allyship and Advocacy During Black History Month Hannah Burns, a junior English major at Clemson University, is making strides within her sorority to encourage education and advocacy
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A Bit of Advice
A Bit of Advice … Continue readingA Bit of Advice
2020 in Review
2020, a Year in Review … Continue reading2020 in Review
Unlocking Creativity through Practice in ENGL 2020
Name your five favorite living poets.
This is Professor John Pursley III’s favorite “get to know you” question to ask students at the start of the semester. More often than not, they are unable to answer. He does that to emphasize that creative writing is not simply a historical act to be studied, but rather an ongoing process and living practice. As we get older, we drift away from creative writing to focus more on criticism and analysis. … Continue readingUnlocking Creativity through Practice in ENGL 2020
Transferring and Doubling: The Inimitable Emily Rogers, Class of 2020
Emily started her college career at Loyola University in Chicago. Her first year there did not go as planned, so she took a leap and ended up in Clemson, S.C. From that point on, she grew into the person she is today. As she reflects on her time at Clemson, she recalls the people she has met, the things she has done and the love she has for this university. … Continue readingTransferring and Doubling: The Inimitable Emily Rogers, Class of 2020
Opening up Hard Conversations: Award-Winning Poet comes to Clemson to Discuss Police Brutality and Anti-Black Racism through the Common Read
How do you end a novel when the actions you are writing about are still happening? That is the question Claudia Rankine, Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University and recipient of Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry and the Poets & Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, was faced with when writing Citizen: An American Lyric. … Continue readingOpening up Hard Conversations: Award-Winning Poet comes to Clemson to Discuss Police Brutality and Anti-Black Racism through the Common Read