Faculty and Staff

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Faculty Awards and Achievements
(December 12, 2024)
Fall 2024 Book Covers
Faculty Books, Winter 2025
(December 3, 2024)
Fall 2024 Retirements
Retirements / John Griffith, Rick Kenney, and Henry Laufenberg
(October 10, 2024)
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UW Press celebrates Shawn Wong's Aiiieeeee! and a 50-year legacy of Asian American Literature
(May 13, 2024)
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Cristina Sánchez-Martín and Taiko Aoki-Marcial Lead Learning Through Storytelling Project
(May 3, 2024)
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E.J. Koh Featured in UW Magazine
(April 7, 2024)
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Jesse Oak Taylor on Climate Fiction and Dune
(February 28, 2024)
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Chadwick Allen's book Earthworks Rising Wins Two Book Awards
(January 16, 2024)
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Remembering Professor Emeritus Colleen J. McElroy
(January 2, 2024)
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Faculty Awards and Achievements
(November 16, 2023)
Trouble Will Save You by David Nikki Crouse
Faculty Books Fall 2023
(November 16, 2023)
Chris Holstrom
New Faculty Fall 2023
(November 16, 2023)
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English Department Faculty Featured in new Humanities Podcast
(October 12, 2023)
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Taiko Aoki-Marcial and Cristina Sánchez-Martín Named 2023-2024 Public Humanities Fellows
(October 10, 2023)
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English Alumni Ricardo Ruiz Wins Washington State Book Award for Poetry
(October 8, 2023)
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In Memoriam / Eugene Smith
(May 31, 2023)
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A Note From Our Chair / Anis Bawarshi
(May 26, 2023)
Carolyn Allen
In Memoriam / Carolyn Allen
(May 26, 2023)
Charles Frey
In Memoriam / Charles Frey
(May 26, 2023)
Hazard Adams
In Memoriam / Hazard Adams
(May 26, 2023)
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Professor Michelle Liu Interviews new Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True
(May 22, 2023)
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The UW Daily features an article on Stephanie Kerschbaum's new book, Signs of Disability
(January 23, 2023)
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Professor Nancy Bou Ayash awarded the MLA's Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize
(December 17, 2022)
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Professor Stephanie Kerschbaum Publishes New Book
(December 13, 2022)
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Professor Jesse Oak Taylor Records Podcast for the Simpson Center's Going Public: Reimagining the PhD Series
(December 6, 2022)
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Professor Alys Weinbaum discusses Octavia Butler’s work in The Seattle Times
(December 1, 2022)
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Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
(November 15, 2022)
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Frankenstein Book Chat with Sarah Faulkner
(October 20, 2022)
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Chadwick Allen's New Book Featured in UW News
(October 6, 2022)
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Stephanie Kerschbaum Contributes a Chapter to Edited Collection that Receives the 2022 Critics' Choice Award
(October 5, 2022)
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New Simpson Center podcast, Going Public: Reimagining the PhD
(October 4, 2022)
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Faculty News and Notes Fall 2022
(September 27, 2022)
Janelle Rodriques
New Faculty / Janelle Rodriques
(September 27, 2022)
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Q&A with Professor Maya Sonenberg about her new story collection, Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters
(August 9, 2022)
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Faculty Books
(May 24, 2022)
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In Memoriam / David Wagoner (1926-2021)
(May 24, 2022)
Colleen McElory honored by President Cauce
Professor Emeritus Colleen McElroy Honored Through Room Dedication
(May 10, 2022)
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English Alumni Ricardo Ruiz Publishes First Book of Poetry
(May 5, 2022)
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Professor Habiba Ibrahim's new book recognized by the Pop Culture Association
(April 18, 2022)
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Remembering Emeritus Professor David Wagoner
(December 30, 2021)
Anis Bawarshi
A Note From Our Chair / Anis Bawarshi
(December 21, 2021)
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Faculty and Staff Notes
(December 19, 2021)
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English Department Welcomes New Faculty
(December 18, 2021)
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In Memoriam: William Henry Matchett 1923-2021
(December 18, 2021)
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Professor Jesse Oak Taylor Elected to Leadership Role in the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
(December 8, 2021)
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Professor Stephanie Kerschbaum wins NCTE award
(October 4, 2021)
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Professor Catherine Cole Recognized by the Dance Studies Association
(September 30, 2021)
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Professor Anu Taranath wins Newsweek's Travel Storytelling Award
(September 21, 2021)
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Professor Stephanie Kerschbaum Honored with National Mentoring Award
(August 23, 2021)
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Shawn Wong Honored as Advocate for University Press Publishing
(June 7, 2021)