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J. Blake Scott Delivers Walker Gibson Lecture, titled "Theory Building with Participants in RHM"
Friday, January 29, 2021
Earlier this week, J. Blake Scott, Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida, delivered the annual Walker Gibson lecture. His talk, titled, "Theory Building with...

Rebecca Lorimer Leonard Published in Journal of Language, Identity & Education
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Rebecca Lorimer Leonard has published her cowritten article, "Finding Complexity in Language Identity Surveys" in the Journal of Language, Identity & Education. Co-written with Shanti Bruce of...

English PhD Students Deliver Papers at MLA 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Four UMass PhD students, Caroline Heafey, Maria Ishikawa, Saumya Lal, and John Yargo, presented at the Modern Language Association conference. Originally slated to take place in Toronto, the entire...

Juniper Initiative for Arts and Action Receives $8,300 Grant from the Mass Cultural Council
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The Juniper Initiative for Arts and Action is pleased to announce receipt of an $8,300 grant from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, through its Cultural Investment Portfolio Program. The...