Faculty News

Mark Powell's essay on the country-blues singer Malcolm Holcombe is in the just-released issue of THE OXFORD AMERICAN.
Nov 13, 2018

Mark's essay on the country-blues singer Malcolm Holcombe is in the just-released issue of THE OXFORD AMERICAN. You can find an excerpt here; it'...

Kathryn Kirkpatrick contracted with West Virginia University Press for her book manuscript, Enraptured Space: Gender, Class, and Ecology in the Work of Paula Meehan.
Nov 13, 2018

Kathryn has just signed a contract with West Virginia University Press for her book manuscript, Enraptured Space: Gender, Class, and Ecology in t...

Jessie Blackburn invited to be a plenary speaker at the Mediating Mountains conference in Innsbruck, Austria
Nov 13, 2018

Jessie has been invited to be a plenary speaker at the Mediating Mountains conference in Innsbruck, Austria!  The Department of American Stu...

Congratulations to David Orvis!
Oct 22, 2018

Please congratulate David two times! His book, Queer Milton has been published by Palgrave Macmillan in their series "Early Modern...

Congratulations to Bethany Mannon for her "Xvangelical: The Rhetorical Work of Personal Narratives in Contemporary Religious Discourse,"
Oct 22, 2018

Bethany's article "Xvangelical: The Rhetorical Work of Personal Narratives in Contemporary Religious Discourse," will come out online this fall, ...

Sarah Beth Hopton has published "One word of heart is worth three of talent: Professional communication strategies in a Vietnamese Nonprofit Organization" in Technical Communication Quarterly!
Oct 3, 2018

Sarah Beth and her writing partner, Rebecca Walton have published "One word of heart is worth three of talent: Professional communication strateg...

Susan Staub awarded the prestigious Board of Governors Appalachian State University Teaching Excellence Award!
Oct 3, 2018

Susan was awarded the prestigious Board of Governors Appalachian State University Teaching Excellence Award. This award is designed to honor outs...

Ben Morris's flash fiction piece "Taking the Bait" out today in Cleaver Magazine.
Sep 5, 2018

Ben Morris's flash fiction piece "Taking the Bait" is out today in Cleaver Magazine. Here is the link:https://www.cleavermagazine.com/taking-the-...

Suzanne Samples's full-length memoir, Front Matter: Writing and the Terminal Brain Cancer of SZ acquired by Running Wild Press
Sep 5, 2018

Running Wild Press (Los Angeles) has acquired the publication rights to Suzanne's full-length memoir, Front Matter: Writing and the Terminal Brai...

Dr. Olga Menagarishvili received funding from iFixit to attend iFixit's Technical Writing Symposium in California this August and will start iFixit's Technical Writing Program at ASU this semester.
Sep 5, 2018

Dr. Olga Menagarishvili received funding from iFixit to attend iFixit's Technical Writing Symposium in California this August and will ...