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| Dr. Martha Elena Rojas has been invited to deliver a public lecture entitled "American Imprints: Franklin's Emblems for the New United States" on Monday, May 12, 6:30pm at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Barnard Room. This lecture is part of the traveling exhibition entitled Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World, which is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Library Association, and the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary. This exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name displayed at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, from December 2005 - April 2006, which is now touring the United States and Europe, and hosted at only two spots in New England, including here in Providence. URI English is proud of Dr. Rojas for having been honored with an invitation to participate in such a prestigious public intellectual program. Please join us for this exciting event. |

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URI in Bath, England
Summer 2008, July 6 - 26
Spend three weeks in Britain in the historic town of Bath. The program, open to undergraduates from any US institution is run by faculty members of the English Dept. at URI. Earn 6 URI credits with two courses "ENG 350 Literary Theory" and "ENG 379 Contemporary Literature". Click here for more information. |
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Spring 2008 Read / Write Series Events
On April 3rd, Poet, Stephen Cramer and Fiction Writer, Jody Lisberger will read selections from their works. Click here for the Spring 08 Read/Write schedule. |
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| Professor Dorothy Donnelly of the English Department has been selected "Woman of the Year" by the URI APAW - Association for Professional and Academic Women. Click here for more information about this prestigious award. |
THE WINNERS ARE IN
Click here for the list of Winners in the 2008 English Dept Writing Contest. Award Ceremony held April 18th.
Click here for the Winners of the Rumowicz Maritime Essay. Award Ceremony held April 24th. |
Get your WORDS WORTH!
Download the Course Offerings for Fall 2008.
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| Assistant Professor Peter Covino, recipient of this year's PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award, for his poetry collection, Cut Off the Ears of Winter (2005), published by New Issues. Click here for more information about this prestigious award. |
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