News & Updates
English professor featured in 'Best American Poetry'
Natalie Scenters-Zapico, an award-winning poet and assistant professor in the Department of English, is gaining global recognition. Scenters-Zapico, who shapes the local literary community as director of the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library, has a poem in the prestigious “Best American Poetry” anthology, cementing her work as essential reading at USF and for audiences across the country.
November 22, 2024Accomplishments
USF professor’s new sci-fi novella, “Time’s Agent,” explores love, loss, time travel, and robots
With the publication of her new book, “Time’s Agent,” Department of English Assistant Professor Brenda Peynado reflects on her professional journey to this point and offers advice to other creatives looking to enter the field.
September 24, 2024Accomplishments
Dr. Valerie Lipscomb contributes expertise on literature and aging in new book
Dr. Valerie Barnes Lipscomb served as a lead editor and contributor on the recently published “The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging,” which features more than 30 contributors on three continents and 200,000 words of new scholarship.
September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research
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