The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

Kathleen Hynes won third place for her submission to the 2011 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest hosted by the Ayn Rand Institute. Congratulations Katie for standing out from over 2,200 submissions! Click here  to view the list of winners and contest information.

Kathleen Hynes won third place for her submission to the 2011 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest hosted by the Ayn Rand Institute. Congratulations Katie for standing out from over 2,200 submissions! Click here to view the list of winners and contest information.

Graduate English students, along with a guest, are cordially invited to a holiday open house on Sunday, December 18th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the home of Dr. Lauren Shohet. Please RSVP via email to Dr. Hicks by Friday, December 9th.

The Graduate English Department is happy to introduce a new Independent Study option, which permits students to research and share information about non-academic career options for students with an M.A. in English. Below is a description of the Professional Research Option (PRO). Please let Dr. Hicks know if you have questions about this 3-credit independent study. Students who would like to register for this option can contact Susan Burns. The Professional Research Option (PRO) is a three-credit independent study in which students identify one or a cluster of jobs or professions in which an advanced degree in literature is beneficial. In the course of the semester, students will research the career options of interest, identifying one or two fields as the focus of their work. They must generate a research paper that explores the history and future prospects of the field of interest, as well as current information about the requirements of the work, geographical information abo

This Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m . in the Villanova Room of the Connelly Center , Harvard Professor Jill Lepore will be giving a talk entitled "Poor Jane Almanac: The Life and Opinions of Benjamin Franklin's Sister, an 18th century tale of two Americas." Dr. Lepore is the rare academic who straddles the worlds of academia and the mainstream press, and her talk should be fascinating and engaging. Along with being a prolific author of scholarly books and articles, she is also a staff writer for the New Yorker. Refreshments will be offered immediately following the talk.