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Romance fiction rules the bookshelves, expert explains reasons , articleLove is in the air on Valentine’s Day and so is romantic reading. The popular romance genre typically sees a significant sales bump around Feb. 14, but in general it is experiencing a renewed surge, says Netta Baker, an English instructor and expert on popular romance and romantasy. She discusses the reasons why romance rules the bookshelves.
Date: Feb 10, 2025 -
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Experts available: Holiday shopping days, Biden pardons Hunter, '100 Days of Solitude', understanding neurdivergence, recycling plastics, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the growing collection of shopping holidays, President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, the new Netflix show "One Hundred Years of Solitude", understanding and accommodating neurodivergence, recycling plastic waste, and more.
Date: Dec 02, 2024 -
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Engineering student's poem takes first place in Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize , articleAyah Ali, a first-year student, won the top prize of $1,500 for her poem, “The Ephemerality of Incense,” during a ceremony April 10 at the Moss Arts Center.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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Joshua Ward takes first place in Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize Ceremony , articleVirginia Tech graduate Joshua Ward took first place for his poem "The Drawing Night" during the 17th annual Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize Ceremony held Feb. 21.
Date: Feb 27, 2023 -
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Horror-struck: Virginia Tech instructor shares the history and appeal of scary stories , articleOn Halloween, Shaun Baker, an advance instructor in the Department of English, took a few minutes to share his thoughts on the history of the horror genre, its appeal, some misconceptions, and how parents might best navigate such content with their children.
Date: Oct 28, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech’s sesquicentennial highlights the intersections of science and the humanities , article“The Virginia Tech Sesquicentennial provides us with a great opportunity to consider the importance of the liberal arts more broadly in a technology-inflected university,” said Laura Belmonte, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. “The traditional separations across disciplines are more and more giving way to creative explorations that braid together insights from all approaches.”
Date: Feb 22, 2022 -
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Prestigious first book award additional validation for Virginia Tech alumna , articleAnuradha Bhowmik, whose poetry addresses her life experiences as a Bangladeshi-born American woman in today’s world, was selected as the winner of the 2021 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Bhowmik won a $5,000 grand prize, and the University of Pittsburgh Press plans to publish her collection later this fall.
Date: Feb 08, 2022 -
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National Humanities Medal winner Kwame Anthony Appiah to deliver Virginia Tech Humanities Week keynote , articleEthicist and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah will deliver the keynote address for the first-ever Virginia Tech Humanities Week on Feb. 10.
Date: Feb 04, 2022 -
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Nikki Giovanni Celebration of Poetry a highlight of Virginia Tech Humanities Week , articleThe annual ceremony, held Feb. 8, will offer inspiration from the internationally acclaimed poet as well as winners of the Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate literary awards.
Date: Feb 02, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates 150 years of the humanities , articleThe first-ever Virginia Tech Humanities Week is set for Feb. 7–11 as part of the university’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. All programs are free and open to the public.
Date: Feb 01, 2022 -
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Issues of race and social justice to be explored in literary event , articleAuthors Lucinda Roy and Bessie Flores Zaldívar will give readings of their recently published books as part of this special “Freedom Revolutions” program.
Date: Nov 01, 2021 -
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Poetry like a marriage between a comet and a meteor , articleThe Academy of American Poets chose Carmen Giménez Smith, a Virginia Tech professor of English, for one of its most prestigious honors.
Date: May 17, 2021 -
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College faculty member, family launch scholarship endowment for English department , articleThe Armstrong Endowed English Scholarship will provide support for undergraduates majoring in any academic discipline within the Virginia Tech Department of English.
Date: Apr 27, 2021 -
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Nikki Giovanni Celebration of Poetry to highlight student literary talent , articleThis year, the ceremony will be virtual, enabling it to have an unprecedented reach online.
Date: Mar 19, 2021 -
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Department of English Visiting Writers Series unites authors from diverse backgrounds , article“In light of the pandemic, we decided to do something more dynamic than simply hosting writers to read their work,” said series director Matthew Vollmer. “We wanted something more immersive, more interactive. We wanted to give students the opportunity to learn and come away with new strategies and tools.”
Date: Mar 16, 2021 -
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Class of 2020: Grace Baggett finds her bearings in words , articleFrom the illustrated stories she typed out on old-school technology as a child to her time spent in the publishing realms of Virginia Tech, the English major knows her passion for words, whether her own or those of others, will help her after she graduates.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Thomas Gardner earns Alumni Distinguished Professor renewal in 38th year at Virginia Tech , article“I have experienced numerous moments of pride as an educator, including over these past 10 years,” said Gardner. “But honestly, I’m most proud of the students who learned new ways to think in my class and have gone on to apply those ways of thinking far beyond anything I would have ever dreamed possible.”
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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Peter Graham honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1978, Graham has made significant contributions to the fields of British literature, literature and science, and literature and medicine.
Date: Oct 22, 2020 -
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Professor rebels against material and class gains through poetry , articleWhat started out as a creative challenge became an epic poem, which in turn became an award-winning book. The Mu of Virginia chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honors English Professor Carmen Giménez Smith's creative excellence.
Date: Sep 16, 2020 -
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Celebrated poet to kick off school year in virtual address Aug. 31 , article“The bright exchange of ideas and information that we human beings engage and participate in, also known as higher education, is one of the most precious human relationships we can build together,” says renowned poet Nikky Finney.
Date: Aug 27, 2020
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