Academics English What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to English at Denison University. Navigate English Menu About About An overview and description of the English department at Denison University. Creative Writing English Literature Nan Nowik Writer-in-Residence Degree Requirements Courses Outside The Classroom Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff Forms, Policies, Publications - All - Awards & Honors 2023 Awards & HonorsEnglish honor society welcomes 18 new membersThe Alpha Lambda Theta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, inducted 18 new members.Date: April 7, 2023 2021 Awards & Honors2021 President's Medalist: Sara Abou RashedSara Abou Rashed: International Studies, English major and Middle East and North African Studies minor was selected as a 2021 President's Medalist.Date: May 26, 2021 Awards & Honors2021 President's Medalist: Madelyn Kay DirrimMadelyn Kay Dirrim, English major, with minors in music and women and gender studies, was selected as a 2021 President's Medalist.Date: May 26, 2021 2020 Awards & HonorsEconomics major Brenna Raeder '20: Provost Academic Excellence AwardBrenna Raeder '20, an economics major with a minor in English, has won a Provost’s Academic Excellence Award for extraordinary academic achievement.Date: May 14, 2020 Awards & HonorsGerman & English major Rosa Canales '20: Provost’s Academic Excellence Award Rosa Canales '20, double major in German and English, has won a Provost’s Academic Excellence Award for extraordinary academic achievement.Date: May 14, 2020 Awards & HonorsSarah Wilson '20 awarded Denison's President's MedalSarah Wilson '20, a theatre and English double major, was awarded Denison’s President’s Medal, the college’s highest student honor.Date: May 4, 2020 2018 Awards & HonorsProfessor Margot Singer Recognized for Mentorship, TeachingMargot Singer, associate professor of English and Director of the Lisska Center, has been recognized for her work in mentorship and teaching.Date: April 30, 2018 2016 Awards & HonorsEnglish major Cheyanne Cierpial: 2016 President's MedalistCheyanne Cierpial '16, English major, was honored by Denison President Adam Weinberg with the President's Medal.Date: July 14, 2016
It’s a small world for Denison Disney intern Alexandra Redrick ’25 landed a dream internship at Disney through her ambition and help from the Denison alumni network.
‘You’ll never guess what I did today’ Dancer Grace Lukens ’26 never imagined herself a fencer. But that’s the kind of thing that happens at Denison.
PBS taps professor emeritus to discuss a giant of American poetry David Baker, who has taught Wallace Stevens to generations of Denison students, appeared in a recent Poetry in America episode.
4 questions with English professor Diana Mafe Mafe talks about her research, teaching practices, and how The Legend of Zelda connects to the liberal arts.
Denison Magazine To go proudly and boldly into the world For these high-achieving ’90s graduates, an education on The Hill was about exploring, stumbling, adapting — and thriving.
4 questions with English Professor Fred Porcheddu-Engel As he celebrates his 30th year as part of the Denison faculty, Porcheddu-Engel remains as enthusiastic as the day he arrived as a student.
Students Life on The Hill for a Tennessee Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Ward ’28 uses poetry as a tool for connection and change. Read more
Visiting Artists Making art of life Students combined their love of comics and literature to design collaborative, single-panel graphic memoirs. Read more
What's Happening Ben Jacoby ’09 joins Beaches on Broadway Double major in Theatre and English is now part of musical production based on the novel and 1988 film. Read more
