Willow Springs Contest Submission Guidelines Every entrant receives a one year subscription to Willow Springs. The winner of the contest will receive a prize of $2,000, plus publication in Willow Springs. Include a $15.00 entry fee, or a $20.00 entry fee for international submissions. Submissions without an entry fee will not be judged. Send only one story per submission. You can submit a story online (see below) or through the U.S. postal sevice (see below). Use a check or money order only for hard copy submissions; cash will not be accepted. Please make the checks… Read Article →
This volunteer opportunity was provided to us by Colleen Corliss (MAE), who is a volunteer with World Relief Chicago. World Relief Chicago is a Christian non-for-profit social service agency that assists refugees through cultural adjustment and employment services, English classes for adults, children’s and family literacy programs, and immigrant legal services. World Relief Chicago currently need volunteers for their English Tutoring Program IN-HOME ENGLISH TUTORING PROGRAM – (Times are flexible, 2 hrs per week for 4 months) This program connects volunteers to adult refugees. The volunteer goes to the same refugee home every week for… Read Article →
A message from the English Graduate Student Association: Hello! We hope that everyone has been enjoying the school year thus far. Before we all become even busier than we are now, we would like to invite you to the large group meeting for the English Graduate Student Association (EGSA). As you may remember from the Graduate Student Orientation, EGSA is a student-run group who has organized social outings, cultural events, and other activities for DePaul graduate students. If you are new this quarter we encourage you to attend as a way to meet some of… Read Article →
Absurdity and the Everyday University of Washington Seattle, Washington May 17-18, 2011 The University of Washington’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference invites papers for its 2011 session: “Absurdity and the Everyday.” Given Jonathan Lee’s recent documentary on Paul Goodman and his nearly forgotten work Growing Up Absurd, we might consider the relevance of absurdity today. “Growing up absurd” serves well as an alternative way to think of this year’s theme (a phrase Arthur Danto borrowed to describe the late sculptor Eva Hesse): Does the age of reproducibility and the technology revolution leave room for the absurd,… Read Article →
Jessica Block (MAWP), a graduate assistant for the Department of English, attended the recent Visiting Writer’s event at Lincoln Hall featuring Professors Kathleen Rooney and Hannah Pittard. In this post, Jessica reviews the event and encourages students to check out future events sponsored by the Department of English. At 6 p.m. on January 25, Lincoln Hall’s auditorium was filled with over one hundred DePaul students, faculty, and guests who joined to hear readings by Professors Kathleen Rooney and Hannah Pittard. The event, part of DePaul’s Visiting Writer’s Series, which is organized by Professor Miles Harvey,… Read Article →
Check out what our students and alumni have been up to recently. Have your own announcements? Email mtranber@depaul.edu to see your accomplishments on Ex Libris! Teaching Internships in Two-Year Colleges The following students are currently doing the 2-Year College Teaching Internships: Diana Anderson (MAE), Harold Washington College; Colleen Corliss (MAE), Wright College; Sarah Hughes (MAWRD), Robert Morris University; Eva Marnen (MAE), Robert Morris University; Sabrina Martin (MAE), Harold Washington College; Jennifer McCafferty (MAE), Harold Washington College; Terita Smith (MAWRD), Robert Morris University; Brandon Thompson (MAWP), College of Lake County; Elizabeth Turows (MAWP), Truman College. Student… Read Article →
Threshold is DePaul University’s premier student-run literary magazine. The magazine features creative work by DePaul students in the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama genres. Threshold is currently accepting submissions for its 2011 issue out in June. Read below for workshops and submissions deadlines and guidelines. Threshold 2011 Workshops WANT TO BOOST YOUR CHANCE FOR PUBLICATION? Save the dates for our workshop events: Wednesday, February 2nd 6-8pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Thursday, February 3rd 4-6pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Bring your creative work to the event and have the Threshold staff review… Read Article →
By now, you’ve found the teaching positions you’re interested in. You have included on your résumé all your experiences that would make you an excellent candidate. The question is, how can you format your credentials to make the best possible first impression? Many applicants do not take the time to personalize their cover letters and résumés—big mistake. This is often your only communication with a search committee, and every detail is scrutinized (at least, it is a good practice to pretend like every detail will be scrutinized—it will make you a more critical editor). Here… Read Article →
DePaul Night for The Boys Room is this Thursday, January 27, starting at 6:30pm. There will be a pre-show reception with some light refreshments from Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels and the show begins at 7:30pm. There will be a post-show discussion directly following the event. Tickets are only $15 for DePaul Students, Faculty and Staff with a valid I.D. About The Boys Room – Tim and Ron are brothers on the run: from marriages, unemployment, and adulthood. So they head to the only safe place left—Mom’s house. The Boys Room is a funny affecting… Read Article →