The Other V-Day

Valentine’s day might be on Thursday, but there’s another V-Day that seems more important to mention. What is the other V-Day? V-Day is a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day promotes creative events (such as the Vagina Monologues, discussed below) to increase awareness, raise money and motivate existing anti-violence organizations. The fight to…

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Making Connections

Welcome to graduate school. You can look at it this way: now, you know exactly why you are taking the classes you have to take. There are no more general education classes to sign up for even though you can’t see why you have to. Although I’m sure there will come a day when it will…

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Open Lecture

Looking for a break from midterms? Looking to expand your knowledge? Then take a moment today (Thursday, October 11th) to attend Dr. Rita Barnard’s lecture, “(Post)Apartheid Narrative, Modernism, Temporality” at 7:00pm. As a part of the Department of English’s Visiting Scholars Series, Dr. Barnard will be speaking in Arnold Hall (first floor of the Jewish…

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GEA Symposium

Tomorrow at 1 PM in Stern Center 206, students from the joint M.A. Program in English will present their latest research in front of an audience of peers, faculty, and (hopefully) you! That’s right; this event is open to the public!  If you’re curious about the English program and the kind of work our graduate…

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Avery Center Civil Rights Presentation

At the College of Charleston, we are fortunate to have one of the nation’s foremost centers of study for African-American history and culture: The Avery Research Center. Many students, especially those studying African-American history and literature, find the Avery Center’s amazing wealth of knowledge and resources to be an invaluable asset for their scholarly work…

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Getting to Know You

Hello, Everybody! For today’s blog entry, I thought I would take a moment from the hectic schedule of unpacking my very cramped apartment and learning a new job to introduce myself. I’m Adam, and I’m the new Graduate Assistant for Recruitment and Information here in the Graduate School Office. In addition to being a graduate…

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Graduate Students to Read in Library’s Poetry Series

On Tuesday, January 27, undergraduate, graduate and alumni of the College of Charleston English department will read their poetry in Charleston County Library’s Poetry Series.  The main branch, located at 68 Calhoun Street, presents its monthly poetry series on the fourth Tuesday of every month starting at 7:00 p.m. The coordinator of our Creative Writing…

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FACT: There’s only ONE MA in Bilingual Interpreting.

The College of Charleston is the only institution in the nation offering a Master’s degree in bilingual interpreting during a widespread shortage of court interpreters. Cases are being reversed, rescheduled and retried in nearly every state because of the shortage of qualified interpreters, according to the National Center for State Courts. Demand is steadily increasing…

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