/nevada-todayrecent news in the English department/nevada-today/news/2019/teaching-in-confinement/nevada-today/news/2019/teaching-in-confinementTwo liberal arts professors teach criminal justice and literature behind bars2019-05-17T23:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2019/how-does-language-influence-identity/nevada-today/news/2019/how-does-language-influence-identityProfessor of linguistics from the English department awarded American Speech Roger Shuy Best Paper2019-02-05T00:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2018/fusco-awarded-best-article-in-pmla/nevada-today/news/2018/fusco-awarded-best-article-in-pmlaAssociate Professor Katherine Fusco awarded outstanding article by the Modern Language Association for her publication of "Sexing Farina: Our Gang's Episodes of Racial Childhood"2018-12-04T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2018/robert-leonard-reid/nevada-today/news/2018/robert-leonard-reidHe is the 2018 Nevada Writers Hall of Fame inductee 2018-11-01T21:15:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/nvwhof2018/nevada-today/news/2018/nvwhof2018Robert Leonard Reid is the 2018 Hall of Fame inductee2018-08-30T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/new-faces-in-college-of-liberal-arts/nevada-today/news/2018/new-faces-in-college-of-liberal-artsThe College of Liberal Arts hires 26 new faculty members for the fall semester2018-08-16T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/community-based-research-interns/nevada-today/news/2018/community-based-research-internsThrough Community-Based Research, students explore problems and offer understanding, tools and ideas to make a difference2018-05-08T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/senior-research-project-on-illegal-immigration/nevada-today/news/2018/senior-research-project-on-illegal-immigrationEnglish major discusses immigration concerns and emotional effects on college students2018-04-20T16:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/undergraduate-researches-chaucer/nevada-today/news/2018/undergraduate-researches-chaucerSenior English Literature major, Michael Walecke, is mapping collocations of one of Chaucer’s only prose works2018-02-23T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2017/2017-writers-hall-of-fame-recap/nevada-today/news/2017/2017-writers-hall-of-fame-recapAnnual event honors Nevada's finest writers, and serves as a stimulus to encourage excellence among emerging writers in the Silver State2017-11-21T18:30:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2017/2017nvwhofbrief/nevada-today/news/2017/2017nvwhofbrief30th Annual event honors Hall of Fame Inductees Donald Revell and Terri Farley and Silver Pen Recipient Michael Branch2017-11-15T01:30:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2017/new-academic-programs/nevada-today/news/2017/new-academic-programsNew programs include a doctorate in mathematics, a major in dance, a minor in Middle Eastern studies and more2017-11-06T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2017/michael-branch-feature/nevada-today/news/2017/michael-branch-featureEnglish Professor Michael Branch to be honored with "Silver Pen" by Writers Hall of Fame for impressive body of work2017-10-30T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2017/usac-visiting-professors-named/nevada-today/news/2017/usac-visiting-professors-namedSelections allow University professors to teach their own students as well as others overseas2017-07-20T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2017/alumna-novelist-garners-honor-/nevada-today/news/2017/alumna-novelist-garners-honor-Claire Vaye Watkins chosen as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists2017-05-11T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2017/lynn-morton-first-female-president/nevada-today/news/2017/lynn-morton-first-female-presidentCoed college started by women elects its first female president2017-05-10T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2017/2017-nevada-humanities-awards/nevada-today/news/2017/2017-nevada-humanities-awardsCheryll Glotfelty, Gailmarie Pahmeier and other community members to be honored March 302017-03-20T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2016/summer-youth-writing-program-/nevada-today/news/2016/summer-youth-writing-program-Local high school and middle school students participate in annual creative writing program at the University2016-08-17T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2016/summer-with-shakespeare/nevada-today/news/2016/summer-with-shakespeareUniversity professor behind the coalition to bring Shakespeare to the Biggest Little City; Late-summer performances still available2016-07-28T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2016/tibbitts-awards-2016/nevada-today/news/2016/tibbitts-awards-2016Don Hardy in English and Sarah Cummings in Chemistry, the University's finest teachers for 2016, share many common traits2016-06-08T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2016/crowley-publishes-poetry-collection/nevada-today/news/2016/crowley-publishes-poetry-collectionUniversity’s president emeritus and former NCAA president publishes collection of poetry2016-06-06T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2015/new-mfa-in-creative-writing-/nevada-today/news/2015/new-mfa-in-creative-writing-New MFA program looks to "collapse boundaries" for fiction, poetry writers2015-12-14T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2015/university-books/nevada-today/news/2015/university-booksAdd books written by University professors, students and faculty or printed by the University Press to your wish list this year2015-12-08T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2015/street-poison-book-signing/nevada-today/news/2015/street-poison-book-signingJustin Gifford’s work shows how notorious pimp and author Iceberg Slim helped shape contemporary American culture2015-08-21T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2015/siriusxm/nevada-today/news/2015/siriusxmShow on SiriusXM included interview and lecture on “Language in Society”2015-05-18T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2015/tree-campus-usa/nevada-today/news/2015/tree-campus-usaSince the 1908 planting of elm trees around the University of Nevada, Reno historic Quad, campus has been a place for diverse and plentiful plants and trees2015-04-21T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2015/nevada-humanities-awards/nevada-today/news/2015/nevada-humanities-awardsAwards ceremony at Governor’s Mansion celebrates Nevada’s culture and heritage2015-04-01T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/eric-rasmussen-authenticates-shakespeare-first-folio/nevada-today/news/2014/eric-rasmussen-authenticates-shakespeare-first-folioEric Rasmussen’s experience and knowledge takes him from teaching to researching, validating and curating – all for the love of Shakespeare2014-12-10T16:45:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2014/nevadas-150-years/nevada-today/news/2014/nevadas-150-yearsMelodrama production, history conference highlight a year-long series of University events and activities commemorating Nevada’s sesquicentennial2014-10-21T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/diversity-conference/nevada-today/news/2014/diversity-conferenceStudents presented examples of Aztec, West African and Western style of communication at the University of Nevada, Reno’s first diversity conference held in March2014-05-09T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/cheryll-glotfelty/nevada-today/news/2014/cheryll-glotfeltyBoard of Regents awards University’s Cheryll Glotfelty the 2014 Academic Advisor Award2014-04-29T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/ivon-padilla-rodriguez/nevada-today/news/2014/ivon-padilla-rodriguezHonors Program student Ivon Padilla-Rodríguez named Truman Scholar and to Glamour magazine’s list of Top 10 College Women 2014-04-15T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/double-falsehood/nevada-today/news/2014/double-falsehoodUniversity’s internationally known Shakespearian scholar Eric Rasmussen moderates first-ever meeting of dueling scholars2014-01-31T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2013/university-written-books-for-holidays/nevada-today/news/2013/university-written-books-for-holidaysEight books are available, ranging from fictional short stories to nonfictional and inspirational2013-11-26T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2013/rasmussen-hpf-x63118/nevada-today/news/2013/rasmussen-hpf-x63118University's renowned Shakespeare scholar Eric Rasmussen weighs in on latest research2013-10-15T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2013/nevada-museum-of-art-exhibit/nevada-today/news/2013/nevada-museum-of-art-exhibitColin Robertson highlights the architecture work of William L. Pereira; exhibit runs through Oct. 13 2013-09-25T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2013/2013-foundation-professors/nevada-today/news/2013/2013-foundation-professorsIain Buxton, Dhanesh Chandra and Eric Rasmussen recognized at Honor the Best ceremony this month for outstanding research and teaching achievements2013-05-30T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2013/claire-vaye-watkins/nevada-today/news/2013/claire-vaye-watkinsClaire Vaye Watkins receives recognition for her book “Battleborn,” beats Pulitzer Prize winner and National Book Award finalists2013-03-29T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2013/linguistics-in-mexico/nevada-today/news/2013/linguistics-in-mexicoStudents at the University of Nevada, Reno present research at language conference in Oaxaca2013-02-27T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2012/allen-is-sept-employee-of-month/nevada-today/news/2012/allen-is-sept-employee-of-monthCamilla Allen earns praise for dedication to University2012-09-17T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2011/university-of-nevada-reno-takes-center-stage-as-shakespeare-debate-heats-up/nevada-today/news/2011/university-of-nevada-reno-takes-center-stage-as-shakespeare-debate-heats-upEnglish Professor and Shakespeare expert Eric Rasmussen weighs in on “Anonymous,” authors “The Shakespeare Thefts”2011-10-25T12:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2011/2011-regents-award-winners/nevada-today/news/2011/2011-regents-award-winnersFrom teaching to research to student advising, Nevada faculty earn acclaim2011-06-20T07:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2010/nevada-writers-hall-of-fame-honors-great-nevada-authors/nevada-today/news/2010/nevada-writers-hall-of-fame-honors-great-nevada-authors2010-10-25T07:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2010/the-right-stuff/nevada-today/news/2010/the-right-stuff‘The trickiest thing ... is you don’t want to be one of the boring ones’2010-04-20T07:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2009/university-professor-participates-in-the-big-read/nevada-today/news/2009/university-professor-participates-in-the-big-read2009-11-18T08:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2009/environmental-literature-program-gains-international-reach/nevada-today/news/2009/environmental-literature-program-gains-international-reach2009-09-22T18:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2009/a-standout-of-scholarship/nevada-today/news/2009/a-standout-of-scholarshipJen Hill is awarded an American Council of Learned Societies fellowship2009-06-01T07:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2009/challenging-identity-on-two-different-levels/nevada-today/news/2009/challenging-identity-on-two-different-levelsNadine Attewell brings fresh insight on the development of identity2009-03-02T08:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2009/english-professor-engages-life-in-literature-the-arctic/nevada-today/news/2009/english-professor-engages-life-in-literature-the-arctic2009-02-06T08:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2009/into-the-wild/nevada-today/news/2009/into-the-wildSlovic traces Muir's journey in 'New Literary History'2009-01-13T08:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2019/mape-2019/nevada-today/news/2019/mape-2019University of Nevada, Reno Associate Professor Lynda Walsh looks forward to MAPE program’s fourth year, reflects on program’s success2019-08-19T23:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2019/community-oriented-english-section/nevada-today/news/2019/community-oriented-english-sectionUniversity of Nevada, Reno Professor William J. Macauley Jr. reflects on his past semester teaching English 401B and looks forward to applying similar teaching strategies2019-10-18T21:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/sri-lanka-wildlife-conservation-society/nevada-today/news/2020/sri-lanka-wildlife-conservation-societyEnglish students work with Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society2020-04-02T18:48:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/english-writing-guide/nevada-today/news/2020/english-writing-guideFinal project changed to adapt to online learning and real-life application2020-06-11T19:27:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/cla-new-hires/nevada-today/news/2020/cla-new-hiresThe College of Liberal Arts hired 28 new faculty and staff members in the last year2020-08-27T15:42:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/atp-masks-hard-understand/nevada-today/news/2020/atp-masks-hard-understandProfessor of linguistics Valerie Fridland breaks down the reasons why masked speech is difficult to understand2020-10-21T21:25:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/libraries-writers-hall-of-fame-2020/nevada-today/news/2020/libraries-writers-hall-of-fame-2020Free Zoom event Nov. 12, 7 p.m., to highlight, celebrate Nevada writers 2020-10-28T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/english-conference-with-cornel-west/nevada-today/news/2020/english-conference-with-cornel-westVirtual conference offers three days of workshops and speakers including free lecture by Dr. West Monday, Jan. 4, at 3 p.m.2020-12-31T23:20:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2021/dr-cornel-west-student-composition-contest-/nevada-today/news/2021/dr-cornel-west-student-composition-contest-Students are invited to create a composition to celebrate Dr. West’s work and vision, shared during his virtual visit with the University this month2021-01-14T21:13:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2021/libraries-whof-april-workshop-2021/nevada-today/news/2021/libraries-whof-april-workshop-2021University Libraries and Nevada Writers Hall of Fame to host free, virtual writing workshop for writers of all ages and abilities on April 24 following the success of fall 2020 programming2021-01-25T21:10:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2021/whof-honoree-announcement/nevada-today/news/2021/whof-honoree-announcementAuthor Steven Nightingale and poet Vogue Robinson welcomed into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame family.2021-04-05T17:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2022/mfa-graduate-earns-fellowship/nevada-today/news/2022/mfa-graduate-earns-fellowshipRecent creative writing alumni publishes first book, with a second on the way2022-01-27T18:25:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2022/english-professor-researches-language-quirks/nevada-today/news/2022/english-professor-researches-language-quirksCollege of Liberal Arts professor Valerie Fridland to publish book on speech and language2022-01-28T06:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2022/2022-creative-activities-award-winner/nevada-today/news/2022/2022-creative-activities-award-winnerMichael Branch named one of this year’s Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ Creative Activities Award recipients2022-04-07T15:31:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2022/computational-linguistics-program/nevada-today/news/2022/computational-linguistics-programInterdisciplinary undergraduate program combines world languages, linguistics and computer science. 2022-04-18T19:02:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2022/anne-howard-obituary/nevada-today/news/2022/anne-howard-obituaryDuring her distinguished 37-year career, Howard fought for equal rights in northern Nevada2022-08-02T15:54:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2022/university-libraries-ar-vr-meet-up-2022/nevada-today/news/2022/university-libraries-ar-vr-meet-up-2022The Meet-Up is a convening of faculty, students, tech-lovers from eight different University departments presenting on research involving VR and/or AR technology2022-10-20T16:24:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2023/cccc-writing-program-of-excellence/nevada-today/news/2023/cccc-writing-program-of-excellenceThe Core Writing Program is one of only eight programs to receive this award for 2022-20232023-02-16T17:41:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2023/valerie-fridland-like-literally-dude/nevada-today/news/2023/valerie-fridland-like-literally-dudeUniversity of Nevada, Reno linguistics professor argues for the good in bad English2023-04-07T19:31:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2023/burnt-book-reading/nevada-today/news/2023/burnt-book-readingThe University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe hosts author Clare Frank and the Climate and Wildfire Institute at the Prim Library Saturday, June 102023-06-09T00:56:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2023/and-shakespeare-got-basque/nevada-today/news/2023/and-shakespeare-got-basqueThe Center for Basque Studies and Department of English host a magical evening of jazzy music and Shakespeare Sonnets2023-09-14T16:56:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2024/neh-fellow-justin-gifford/nevada-today/news/2024/neh-fellow-justin-giffordTaking a step back from teaching to focus on writing a biography2024-05-16T16:23:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2024/research-and-innovation-awards-2024/nevada-today/news/2024/research-and-innovation-awards-2024Honoring faculty through awards and fellowships2024-05-16T17:32:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2024/fotp-daniel-adler/nevada-today/news/2024/fotp-daniel-adlerExploring time, history and futurity through narrative complexity2024-06-07T15:04:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/2018-silver-pen-award-lindsay-wilson/nevada-today/news/2018/2018-silver-pen-award-lindsay-wilson"Writing helped me sort through my life," Wilson said. "It helped me think about important events and taught me to interpret and reinterpret things."2018-10-12T14:45:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/jared-stanley-silver-pen-2018/nevada-today/news/2018/jared-stanley-silver-pen-2018Meet 2018 Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen honoree Jared Stanley 2018-09-11T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2011/university-students-and-professors-bring-poetry-to-local-shelter/nevada-today/news/2011/university-students-and-professors-bring-poetry-to-local-shelter2011-04-08T07:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/new-academic-programs/nevada-today/news/2018/new-academic-programsNew programs range from a minor in graphic design to a B.S. in biotechnology2018-09-20T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/allison-blair-herz-gold-medalist/nevada-today/news/2018/allison-blair-herz-gold-medalistEnglish and anthropology student earns top grade-point average, has passion for storytelling and helping prevent suicide2018-05-15T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2018/honors-thesis/nevada-today/news/2018/honors-thesisSenior English and anthropology major Allison Blair tells her personal narrative in honors thesis2018-03-09T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2017/unr-faculty-against-racism-website/nevada-today/news/2017/unr-faculty-against-racism-website"unrfacultyagainstracism" affirms to students a "welcoming learning environment for all"2017-08-28T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2020/cla-faculty-write-topics-of-racism/nevada-today/news/2020/cla-faculty-write-topics-of-racismFrom the history of religion and Black culture to a modern global issue of racism, faculty examine the evolution of social justice movements2020-08-06T15:38:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2022/college-of-liberal-arts-celebrates-humanity/nevada-today/news/2022/college-of-liberal-arts-celebrates-humanityThe College of Liberal Arts recognized deserving individuals at annual awards ceremony2022-04-27T15:02:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2017/future-collaborators-lightning-talks/nevada-today/news/2017/future-collaborators-lightning-talksPresentations represented a variety of disciplines, including sustainable plant production and street art in virtual reality2017-11-30T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2015/grad-program-rankings/nevada-today/news/2015/grad-program-rankingsUniversity of Nevada, Reno earns four graduate school, 23 graduate program rankings2015-03-20T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2014/top-10-stories-of-2014/nevada-today/news/2014/top-10-stories-of-20142014: Earthquake Engineering's cool building, a student's triumph and renowned Shakespeare expertise2014-12-29T20:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2014/graduate-program-rankings/nevada-today/news/2014/graduate-program-rankingsUniversity of Nevada, Reno earns four graduate school, 24 graduate program rankings2014-03-14T19:00:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2023/grads-of-the-pack-andrew-teeple/nevada-today/news/2023/grads-of-the-pack-andrew-teeple“I want to become a teacher because I have always felt that helping other people become the best versions of themselves is one of the most rewarding feelings in the world.”2023-12-04T16:00:00-08:00/nevada-today/news/2016/arboretum-board-celebrates-earth-day-and-arbor-day/nevada-today/news/2016/arboretum-board-celebrates-earth-day-and-arbor-dayArboretum Board celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day and more with events in April through May 2016-04-08T16:52:00-07:00/nevada-today/news/2024/fridland-neh-fellowship/nevada-today/news/2024/fridland-neh-fellowshipThe National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship is supporting Fridland in the completion of another book2024-09-13T18:00:00-07:00