The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

Ashley DiRienzo completed the Summer Studio last summer (2018). Check out what she has to say about her experience! "Thinking about doing the Irish Summer Studio program this summer? Or just generally unsure about summer plans but want to make good use (to say the least) out of your time? Then here are a few reasons why enrolling in this program is an incredible opportunity based on this brief testimonial. I went on the trip last year and it was a highlight of my Villanova career as an English graduate student. Even if you aren’t necessarily invested in Irish literature or theatre specifically this trip is exciting for anyone interested in expanding and learning about what a literary city like Dublin has to offer. As a group, we got to learn the complete ins and outs of developing productions through classes that were engaging and hands-on. We also completed playwriting workshops, put on a production as a team, and worked with other graduate students from Dublin. We also had the...

2019 ETS GRE® Summer Institute: Paid Summer Associate Positions Available The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) group in the Assessment Development Division of Educational Testing Service (ETS) expects to hire approximately five summer associates for the summer of 2019. POSITION OVERVIEW: GRE summer associates will produce materials for use on large-scale, high-stakes standardized tests to assess readiness for graduate-level work. Specifically, they will help develop assessment materials for the Verbal Reasoning measure, which assesses complex verbal reasoning skills. The test development work is intellectually challenging and rewarding. The work may include: • writing items that test reading comprehension and analytical reasoning; and • identifying academic texts which are suitable for testing critical reading and analytical skills. PROGRAM DETAILS: The four-week program will run from Monday, July 8th, through Friday, August 2nd, 2019. Summer asso...

The Department of Philosophy at Haverford College is delighted to invite you to the 2019 Altherr lecture, which will be given by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, University Professor in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University. Professor Spivak’s lecture, titled “Complicity,” will take place on Saturday 23 February, 4:00 pm-5:45 pm in Stokes Auditorium. The lecture will be followed by a public reception in Stokes Lobby from 5:45pm pm-6:45 pm. Gayatri Spivak is a leading figure in the humanities, and her work is foundational in postcolonial studies. Her writings include "Can the Subaltern Speak?", A Critique of Postcolonial Reason,Outside in the Teaching Machine, The Post-Colonial Critic, In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics , and an influential translation of, and introduction to, Derrida's Of Grammatology . In 2012 she was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy.

For any of you interested in science writing, including writing science fiction, check out the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop . Launch Pad “is an education/public outreach effort” whose “primary goal is to teach writers, editors, and creative professionals about modern science, specifically astronomy, and in turn reach their large and diverse audiences.” The workshop, which takes place July 22-28, 2019 , at the University of Wyoming in Laramie , is free, and Launch Pad can sometimes offer travel assistance. The lecturers include Christian Ready, who was an undergraduate at Villanova and whose mother, Cecilia Ready, teaches in our department as an adjunct faculty member. Applications are open until March 15; click the link above to learn more!

Brandywine Learning Center looking to hire multiple tutors to work in our Chester Springs Learning Center. No SAT/ACT experience required! If you excel academically, have strong communication skills, are patient and committed to motivating students to succeed, and live or work close to Chester County, we would love to meet you! Tutor Compensation and Perks: · Test prep $22-27 per hour, increased rate for weekend sessions -Academic tutoring $20-40 an hour · Paid comprehensive training; materials provided · Most tutoring takes place at our bricks-and-mortar location. Our learning center is a welcoming established environment staffed with supportive managers and fellow tutors. · Competitive compensation; regular increases and expanding opportunities Requirements: · Strength in math and test-taking strategies; excellent work ethic; dependability; passion to motivate children to succeed -Available minimum 8-10 hours a week; weekend availability highly valued! ...

Thanks to everyone who came to Brooke's farewell party last week! We are all, of course, sad to see her go, but are proud of her for the exciting opportunity ahead. We wish you the best of luck in your new position as Student Services Coordinator! We miss you already!