News & Updates
2019 News
USF English Undergrad Makes Finals in Fems Slam Poetry Tournament
University of South Florida English undergraduate Sara Hammami made the finals in the Solo Poets category of the Feminine Empowerment Movement’s Slam (FEMS) Poetry Tournament. For this article, we asked Hammami what it’s like to compete in the FEMS tournament.
December 18, 2019Department News
Fall 2019 English Department Accomplishments
As another semester has come and gone, we would like to share the achievements our faculty and students have accomplished through this Fall term.
December 16, 2019Honors and Awards
2019 Wordrunner Echapbook Prize Awarded to USF English Professor Rita Ciresi
“Female Education”, authored by Rita Ciresi, a professor of English at the University of South Florida, was recently awarded the 2019 Wordrunner eChapbook Prize. “Female Education” offers 14 thought-provoking flash fictions that deal with love, loss, and the hard choices women make.
December 11, 2019Honors and Awards
USF English Professor Receives Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Lisa Melonçon was announced as the winner of the prestigious Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication in May of 2019 at the Honors Reception held during the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Annual Summit in Denver, CO.
December 11, 2019Honors and Awards
USF Students Host Celestial-Themed Reading
The USF English department hosted the Fall edition of their biannual 6x6 reading series at Felicitous Coffee and Tea on 42nd Street on Friday, October 19.
November 26, 2019Events
Award Created to Honor the Late Quincey Upshaw
“Her death was not just a cruel loss for her family; it denied future students the wisdom and sensitivity that she would have shared over a long career,” reads a scholarship flyer posted in the University of South Florida’s English department.
October 10, 2019Department News
English Department Attends USF’s Hispanic Heritage Showcase
USF celebrated its annual Hispanic Heritage Showcase and Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Many USF faculty, staff, and students received awards for their service and work with Hispanic communities in Florida and globally.
October 7, 2019Department News
Authors, Awards, and Accomplishments
Dr. Meredith Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson have been awarded an NCA Philosophy of Communication Award for their co-authored chapter, "Can Objects Be Moral Agents? Posthuman Praxis in Public Transportation.
July 22, 2019Honors and Awards
USF Students Help Launch Grammy Winner’s Latest Studio Album
When Grammy Award winning jazz musician Lannie Battistini releases his fourth studio album this month, students in the University of South Florida Department of English will know they played an integral role in its success.
May 8, 2019Department News
Summer 2019 English Department Accomplishments
With the Summer semester just around the corner, we are happy to announce the accomplishments our faculty and students have done.
May 1, 2019Honors and Awards
Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Awarded to English Alumna
USF Department of English alumna Allyson Hoffman received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and was accepted to the PhD program at Western Michigan University.
April 26, 2019Alumni News
English Dept Yice Irizarry Award
English Professor Ylce Irizarry was recently honored with two awards for her book "Chicana/o and Latina/o Fiction: The New Memory of Latinidad," originally released in 2016.
April 15, 2019Honors and Awards