2016-2017 Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarter course descriptions are now available on Ex Libris. Find them in the links below or by following the “Classes” tab in the up right of the top menu. Also, a friendly reminder that course carts opened today! Autumn 2016 Course Descriptions Winter 2017 Course Descriptions Spring 2017 Course Descriptions
Professor Richard Squibbs will be conducting an Information Session for the Capstone Portfolio Requirement and Thesis Option on Saturday, April 23 in SAC 232. From 10:00- 11:00, he will explain the requirements for the Portfolio, describe how to submit your Portfolio materials using Digication, and answer any questions that you might have. From 11:00-12:00 he will discuss the Thesis Option with those students who choose it as a Final Requirement. If you are unable to attend this session, please contact Professor Squibbs at rsquibbs@depaul.edu to set up an individual appointment. Candidacy Continuation: If you have completed… Read Article →
MAWP student Christopher Flynn has won the 2016 Writer’s Studio Student Prize, which includes $500 and the opportunity to read his work at Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 11. Congratulations Christopher!
The deadline for applying for Spring ’16 Degree Conferral was February 1, 2016. This information was sent to all graduate students in the English Department via email, posted in Ex Libris, on our website and on the monitor on the second floor of Arts & Letters right outside of the English Department. The LA&S Graduate Student Services Office also sent out an email to all graduate students in the College with the information and it is posted on their website, as well. I believe that this year I also saw it displayed on a billboard… Read Article →
Applications for Spring Quarter 2016 Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) are now available. Find out more below, or fill out the form here. For the fall, winter, and spring quarters the MA programs in English and Writing and Publishing offer Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize outstanding academic achievement of students in the department’s two graduate programs in English. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for up to two courses per quarter taken toward the MA in English or MA in Writing and Publishing degree. [NOTE: PTS awards can be applied only to courses needed for the… Read Article →
This Saturday the Newberry library will be hosting “The Turn to Religion: Women and Writing in Early Modern England.” The conference will focus on a new and exciting field of scholarship that explores the role of women’s devotional writing in shaping the English Reformation and Counter-Reformation. The conference is also in part a research methods workshop for early career graduate students. Leading the conference is Wayne State University’s Jamie Goodrich, and DePaul’s very own Paula McQuade! Ex libris would like to send accolades to the three participating DePaul MAE students: Hana Yoo, Robert Daniels, and… Read Article →
Find full Spring Quarter 2016 course listing here.
DePaul English Department alum Teresa Villa-Ignacio, who earned a bachelors degree in English in 2000, will be presenting “Aspirational Images and Posthuman Ethics: Cole Swensen, Suzanne Doppelt, and Pierre Alferi” at the University of Chicago this Thursday, February 18. Find out more on the flyer below.
Digital Humanities, or just simply “DH,” is the name for a set of computer-based tools and methods used by people in the humanities that are increasingly important for students in virtually every field of study. This interdisciplinary program taught by faculty from across the university focuses on training students and providing hands on experience with the tools, methods, and real-world projects that have become central to cutting-edge humanities scholarship. Find full Spring Quarter course descriptions here. From public history and journalism to website development and all levels of teaching, real-world experience with state-of-the-art software… Read Article →
Ex Libris contributor Matt Adams recently interviewed MAE alumnus Carolyn Rudinsky. Carolyn graduated from DePaul in June 2015 and now works as a Communications Coordinator for Gads Hill Center, an educational non-profit based in Pilsen. Here, Carolyn offers her insights into what inspired her to pursue opportunities in the non-profit sector and how she leveraged her connections at DePaul to pursue a post-grad career. Matt Adams: Tell me a bit about yourself. Are you a Chicago native? From where did you obtain your undergrad? What drove you to pursue your MAE at DePaul? Carolyn Rudinsky: The term… Read Article →
Nominations for DePaul’s Excellence in Teaching Award are now open. See the flyer below for details, and submit your nominations here. Submissions are due February 15.
DePaul will be hosting their 2016 Thesis and Dissertation Conference this Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm in Lincoln Park Student Center. See the flyer below for more information and RSVP here.