Panicking about the future? Want to explore your future career options? Dr. Jonathan Beecher Field is here to help. The English department has created a new position designated for English majors who would like to help with preparing for life after graduation. Previously an informal...
Eight Lessons I Have Learned in my Professional Experience As a senior English major who has spent four semesters interning with the Pearce Center for Professional Communication, I've learned a few lessons along the way. Some came easily while others I had to learn the hard...
Growing up, I knew my heart belonged in a creative field. When I applied to Clemson, I was drawn to its world cinema and English programs. For one, world cinema uniquely blended a combination of trans-cultural studies, filmmaking and language. I found these elements appealing,...
“If you don’t do something with writing, you’re wasting your life.” That was a comment Dr. Chelsea Murdock received after writing fanfiction, and it changed her life. From shifting majors from voice to geology to finally English, Dr. Murdock is comfortable with exploring both the...
So you want to go to graduate school but you don’t know where to start. Look no further! We have information from Dr. William Stockton, Director of Graduate Studies, and current graduate student, Allison Daniels, to give you tips on the application process. ...
Nicole Grumbos is a senior English major who transferred from Greenville Tech into the Clemson English program. Typically, when you think about transfer students, including the Bridge program, one could imagine them moving into a more “common or practical” major such as business, health science...
The Importance of Being Plugged In The Importance of Being Plugged In Besides the usual grind of academics, a large part of college is networking and meeting new people. In other words, it’s good to stay “plugged in,” whether it is within clubs, social groups or greek...
Five tools for a successful and harmonious group project One of the most challenging realities of the communications field is navigating group projects. They’re everywhere — the classroom, that exciting internship you scored for the summer and, of course, your future full-time workplace. In this field,...
Feeling overwhelmed? Communication is key. We’ve all been there — you begin a project for a class or an internship and quickly realize that there is more to do than you initially anticipated. Your to-do list feels as if it’s a mile long, you don’t know...
I spent my freshman year getting through classes by cramming, procrastinating, and doing the bare minimum in order to achieve the grades that I wanted. This did work for me in that way; I reached the goals that I had set for myself. But looking...