News and Events

Professor Gaura Narayan Interviewed by the Keats-Shelley Association

Notable Authors in Conversation

Justin Torres, winner of the National Book Award, presented a conversation with National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy. The Durst Lecture Series brings powerful names in literature to campus every year.
Dana Freeman ’25 Earns Design Scholarship

Presented to undergraduate students, LiveDesign’s Pat MacKay Diversity In Design scholarships support diverse and unique voices in the field of entertainment design.
Author Jiaming Tang ’18 Discusses Debut Novel

Tang’s return to campus was part of the Durst Distinguished Lecture Series.
Franco Paz ’16 Signs Book Deal

Penguin Books will publish his yet unfinished PhD dissertation in history, an incredible coup.
Debut Novel by Jiaming “Andy” Tang ’18 Coming in 2024

Cinema Love will be published by Dutton Books and John Murray Press in 2024.
Major NEH Grant Will Support Humanities Initiatives

The $150,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities will support language, literature, and history with a focus on Spanish heritage speakers.
Veteran Journalist Lee Kahrs ’88 Earns Fellowship

She’ll spend time mentoring young journalists in Provincetown, MA.
Professor Elise Lemire Discusses “Black Walden”

Featured in the Washington Post, her book delves into “The Black people who lived in Walden Woods long before Henry David Thoreau.”