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Native American artist honored with 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award
The Department of English in collaboration with the Memorial Art Gallery have selected G. Peter Jemison as the winner of the 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award, which marks the award's centennial year.
Jemison, of the Heron Clan from the Cattaraugus Territory, Seneca Nation, is a mixed-media artist and writer whose work has been shown around the world, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
An awards ceremony, reception and artist talk will be held April 7 at the Memorial Art Gallery. Register today!
History of the Award & Past WinnersPLUTZIK READING SERIES
Celebrated fiction writer to visit
Award-winning author Gabriel Bump will join us for the first Plutzik Reading Series event this spring on Thursday, February 20. He will read from his recent works, answer questions and sign books, which will be available for purchase. It's free and open to the public.
FREE STUDENT LIBRARY
Borrow a book to enjoy
Looking for your next great read? Students are encouraged to borrow a book from the English Department's free student library. Please return it to the shelf on the 4th floor of Morey Hall when you're done. Titles are rotated regularly. You can also grab a free bookmark!
ONGOING EVENT
Writer's Lounge begins again
The Writer's Lounge is back again for the Spring semester! Join English professors and students to swap work, get critiques and enjoy one another's company. Did we mention there's free pizza? It's from 5-7pm in the Humanities Center Lounge every Thursday.
126internships and research projects
In the last two years, undergraduates have completed 126 English Department honors theses, local and national internships, and independent research projects.
