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Chang-rae Lee featured in 'The New York Times'

Chang-rae Lee is spotlighted by The New York Times for his novel My Year Abroad

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Stanford English professor explores the oceans through many lenses

With a publication date coinciding with Earth Day, a new, six-volume set edited by Stanford English Professor Margaret Cohen explores the cultural history of...

Roanne Kantor has won the American Comparative Literature Association Helen Tartar First Book Subvention Prize

Our own Roanne Kantor has received the American Comparative Literature Association Helen Tartar First Book Subvention Prize for her forthcoming book!

Alice Staveley named International Co-Investigator on the AHRC UK-US New Directions in Digital Scholarship for Cultural Institutions Grant

Alice Staveley has been named an International Co-Investigator on the AHRC UK-US New Directions in Digital Scholarship for Cultural Institutions Grant

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Chang-rae Lee featured in 'The New York Times'

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Stanford English professor explores the oceans through many lenses

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