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Jarvis to hold reading from acclaimed Vonnegut book

Department of English Professor Christina Jarvis will give a reading from her new book about Kurt Vonnegut, “Lucky Mud and Other Foma,” on Thursday, Oct...

Homecoming honorees Cecilia (Howe) Fordham, ’59, and Sean Kirst, ʼ81

Homecoming 2022 to honor alumni, connect classmates

Two alumni will be recognized during Homecoming Weekend, slated for Oct. 14 to 16, with Outstanding Achievement Awards – Cecilia (Howe) Fordham, ’59, and Sean...

Assistant Professor Michael Sheehan with students in class

Fredonia introduces new B.A. in Writing degree

The Department of English at SUNY Fredonia is launching an innovative B.A. in Writing this fall that blends critical, professional and creative writing into a...

Dr. Birger Vanwesenbeeck

Vanwesenbeeck uncovers SUNY Fredonia connection to renowned poet Sylvia Plath

Department of English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck spent part of the summer at Indiana University’s Lilly Library to research the Sylvia Plath papers. While there, he...

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McVicker Scholarship winners announced    

Four students have achieved distinction as recipients of the Jeanette McVicker Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies for 2022: Haileigh Pawlak, Kristin White, Amber Ambrose...

Dr. Christina Jarvis by Patrick Stokes

Jarvis’s Vonnegut scholarship continues to shine

Department of English Professor Christina Jarvis has published the entry on Kurt Vonnegut in “The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction 1980-2020,” which has been released...

Dr. Jeanette McVicker

McVicker, alumna Stenson to present scholarly work at Woolf conference

Department of English Professor Jeanette McVicker will have an essay published in the academic journal Woolf Studies Annual this summer and will also give a...

Jillian Hanesworth with megaphone

Buffalo community activist to give poetry performance

Spoken word artist Jillian Hanesworth, a community activist/organizer in Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia graduate, will give an in-person poetry performance as part of the Mary...

Visitors stroll through the “Lost in the Woods” art installation created by students in art and writing classes during the fall semester

Narrative installation ‘Lost in the Woods’ taps into art, writing students’ talents

A steady flow of students and other visitors toured an interdisciplinary immersive narrative installation, created by SUNY Fredonia students enrolled in writing and art courses...

Rebecca Cuthbert

Cuthbert short story earns ‘Honorable Mention’ in writers contest

"The Six O'Clock House," a speculative short story written by Department of English Lecturer Rebecca Cuthbert, earned Honorable Mention in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers...