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Lillian Fairchild Award returns, honors five artists
Five artists are the latest recipients of the distinguished Lillian Fairchild Award, a longstanding honor bestowed to residents of the Rochester area for meaningful contributions to art and literature.
Continue ReadingUPCOMING EVENT
Celebrate semester's end with Writer's Lounge
The Writer's Lounge will be celebrating the end of the semester with a party! If you took a writing course, wrote something for class, or attended a reading, this party is for you!
There will be an open mic and free pizza on May 2 from 5-7pm in the Humanities Center Lounge.
GRADUATING SENIOR BRUNCH
Celebration for Class of 2024
All graduating English majors and minors are invited to a celebratory brunch on Wednesday, May 15th from 9:30-11 a.m. It will be held in the 3rd floor lobby of Morey Hall.
Join us for eggs, bacon, sausage, build-your-own crepes, yogurt, coffee, fresh fruit and more -- and celebrate your accomplishments!
INSPIRATION PROJECT
2024 anthology published
After weeks of working together, University of Rochester students and consumers served by CP Rochester have published the 2024 "Dignity" anthology. It features original written works -- short stories, poems and more.
Click the image below to read all of this year's works.
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.