Associate Professor of English Literature Melissa Jenkins received the Donald O. Schoonmaker Faculty Award for Community Service at the 2019 Founders’ Day Convocation in Wait Chapel. The Schoonmaker award is given each year to a faculty member who demonstrates extraordinary community service. Professor Jenkins’s commitment […]
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Professor Randi Saloman is a scholar of nineteenth and twentieth-century British literature. She did her undergraduate work at Columbia University in New York City, where she double-majored in English and Classics. Unfortunately, she has since forgotten nearly all of the Latin and Greek she learned—aside […]
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Hometown: Royal Palm Beach, Florida Major/minors: English major, biology and chemistry minors Highlights of your time at Wake: I am beyond grateful for this university, all the opportunities it has provided me, and the fact that it has allowed me to delve into both my […]
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Hometown: Tampa, FL Major(s)/Minor(s): Double Major in English and Politics & International Affairs Highlights of My Time at Wake: Traveling to the UK to experience the spaces depicted in some of my favorite literature, conducting research on community organizing methods in Boston, speaking at New […]
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Hometown: Lexington, South Carolina Major/Minors: English (major) and Studio Art and Film Studies (minors) Highlights of your time at WakeDuring my time at Wake, I’ve mostly been involved in filmmaking. I’ve been co-president of Wake Studios for two years which has allowed me to work […]
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Dr. Rapaport publishes in a number of fields, including psychoanalysis, philosophy, aesthetics, social theory, and literary study. He has been a chair professor of modernism at the University of Southampton in the UK, has held the post of Helen DeRoy Professor of English with specialization […]
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Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Major: English Major, Sociology Minor Any highlights of your time here that you want to share?Academically, one of the highlights of my time here has been the amount of diversity of backgrounds and opinions I have been able to experience through my […]
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Professor Joanna Ruocco is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, and editor. She writes across several genres, including fantasy and romance. In 2008, she co-founded a handmade annual literary magazine, Birkensnake, that The New York Times called a “sacred art object.” Today, she is the […]
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Hometown: Riverside, California Major: English Major, Art History Minor, Class of 2017 Current Employment: Professional Services Associate at TrackMaven in Washington, DC What role has the English major played in your career path? I am a firm believer in majoring in what you love, because […]
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Hometown: Leesburg, Virginia Major/Minor: Major in English and double minor in History and Women’s and Gender Studies Current Employment: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Notre Dame What role has the English major played in your career path? After taking my first English course (an American […]
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