Classy Classes: ENGLISH 190T.2, ‘Novel Writing Intensive’ Hannah Knowles October 25, 2015 0 Comments After five weeks of preparatory work, students in ENGLISH 190T.2: “Novel Writing Intensive” are poised to start writing and finish a novel in a single month — a daunting goal that will require... Read More »
New digital humanities minor combines technology and the humanities Pascale Elisabeth Eenkema van Dijk October 16, 2015 0 Comments In September, Stanford’s English department launched the digital humanities (DH) minor, a program which allows students to use digital tools to enhance their understanding of the humanities and... Read More »
English core changed to add more course variety Ruiwen Adele Shen September 22, 2015 0 Comments This year, the English Department is branching out to include a wider variety of English core classes and a new undergraduate Minor in Digital Humanities. The department made these changes in the... Read More »
Professor emeritus of English Wilfred Stone dies of congestive heart failure James Noh July 24, 2015 1 Comment Wilfred “Will” Healey Stone, professor emeritus of English, died at Stanford on June 11, 2015, due to congestive heart failure. He was 97 years old. Read More »
Stanford Graphic Novel Project creates American Heathen Skylar Cohen May 25, 2015 0 Comments Over the past fall and winter quarters, students in Stanford’s Graphic Novel Project course have worked together to create a new graphic novel titled, American Heathen. The novel is the end product... Read More »
The disappearing writer Op Ed November 5, 2014 4 Comments If you are reading this in a dining hall, look up: do you think you could assemble a list of 5 living writers that the majority of the dining hall would recognize? The list would likely falter after... Read More »
Oates and Glück named as 2015 Mohr and Stein Visiting Writers Rebecca Aydin and Sam Reamer November 2, 2014 0 Comments The Stanford Creative Writing Program named National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates and U.S. Poet Laureate Louise Glück as the 2015 Mohr and Stein Visiting Writers. Read More »
Wesley Trimpi, professor emeritus of English, dies at 85 Andrew Vogeley April 15, 2014 0 Comments Wesley Trimpi '50, professor emeritus of English, died March 6 of pneumonia. He was 85. Read More »