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$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the University of South Florida to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Department News, Honors and Awards
Graduate student Olajide Omojarabi’s story House No. 49 earns shortlist recognition by Commonwealth Foundation
Olajide Omojarabi, a third-year master of fine arts creative writing student in the Department of English, has been shortlisted for his short story “House No. 49” by the Commonwealth Foundation.
July 26, 2024Honors and Awards
English professor receives grant to integrate environmental education into K-12 language arts curriculum
Dr. Jarod Roselló, a professor in the Department of English, received a grant from The Spencer Foundation to fund a one-year program aimed at integrating environmental education into the K-12 Language Arts curriculum.
March 26, 2024Honors and Awards
Fall 2023 English Department Accomplishments
As the Spring semester continues, the English Department would like to highlight and celebrate our talented faculty, students, and alumni for the Summer and Fall 2023 terms. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work!
February 16, 2024Honors and Awards
CAS faculty and students earn USF Status of Latinos awards
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates four awardees at this year’s Status of Latinos (SoL) Hispanic Heritage Month awards ceremony for their academic research and community service contributions to the Latinx community.
October 18, 2023Honors and Awards
Spring 2023 English Department Accomplishments
As we start this Fall term, the University of South Florida’s Department of English is immensely proud to highlight and celebrate our accomplished, award-winning faculty and students for the Spring 2023 term.
July 18, 2023Honors and Awards
Fall 2022 Faculty and Staff Awards
As we start back this Fall term, the University of South Florida’s Department of English is immensely proud to highlight and celebrate our accomplished, award-winning faculty for the Fall 2022 term.
January 20, 2023Honors and Awards
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Looking back at 2021-2022 academic year, the Department of English would like to share with you all the goals and accomplishments we have achieved.
August 31, 2022Honors and Awards
Spring 2022 Faculty & Staff Awards
As we start back this Fall term, the University of South Florida’s Department of English is immensely proud to highlight and celebrate our accomplished, award-winning faculty and students for the Fall 2020, the Spring 2021, the Fall 2021, and the Spring 2022 terms.
August 29, 2022Honors and Awards
USF English Professor Awarded McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship
USF Department of English Assistant Professor Julia Koets was awarded a McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Florida Education Fund, a program that promotes excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women.
September 1, 2021Honors and Awards
USF English Professor Awarded Prestigious Windham Campbell Prize
Assistant Professor Natalie Scenters-Zapico was recently awarded the prestigious Windham Campbell Literature Prize at Yale University. The prize recognizes her two collections of poetry,The Verging Cities(2016) andLima :: Limon(2019). It also comes with an unrestricted grant of $165,000.
April 16, 2021Honors and Awards
USF Grad Student Wins CCCC Travel Award
University of South Florida English PhD student Kara Larson has won a 2021 CCCC Scholars for the Dream Travel Award. The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), a constituent organization within the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), presents the award to 10 recipients each year.
March 25, 2021Honors and Awards