By Sally O’BrienThe English Departments annual Chowder Fest returned to the Anderson House last Tuesday evening, offering a cozy refuge from the wind outside. Students, faculty, and alumni gathered over steaming bowls of soup to celebrate stories, share experiences, and reconnect with the community that shaped them. Chowder Fest brings together past and present English…
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Meet Our 2025 Chowder Fest Speakers!
By Daniella ZollerEach year, the English Department puts on our annual Chowder Fest event. We encourage students to join us in indulging in a bowl of hearty soup along with conversations with our successful alumni. This fall, our speakers include Gloria Potts, Rose Wine, Christina Walcott, and Mahi Taban. Leading up to the event, two…
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Career Readiness Workshop
By Sally O’BrienOn October 9th, the English Department held a Career Readiness Workshop for English and Creative Writing students to explore career opportunities and get helpful resume advice. In this workshop, run by Midaly Carrasquillo Delgado from the Career Connections Center (CCC), students learned ways they can turn their passion for English and Creative Writing…
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English Department Graduates Reflect on Time at Clark
By Monica SagerWillow McKeon ’22 went into college thinking she was going to be a history teacher or psychologist. “I quickly found that history and psychology classes weren’t necessarily for me,” McKeon said. “What I did realize Freshman year is that I was really interested in the media analysis (mostly books and movies) that I…
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Monica Sager: Graduate Student Success
By Monica SagerThroughout my time at Clark, I have been set on becoming an investigative journalist. There was no doubt in my mind that, no matter what it took, I would get there. I created my own major. I studied abroad and away. I interned and freelanced at numerous papers, and I even created a…
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Chowder Fest Fall 2021
By Monica SagerThe English Department hosted its annual Chowder Fest event on October 20th to connect current undergraduates with recent graduates, allowing for networking and mentorship throughout the night. More than two dozen students were able to hear from Jean Dao ’12 MAT ’13, Kate Rafey ’08 MPA ’09, and Emma Seimasko ’10. Rachel Still…
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Chowder with Changemakers: Chowder Fest 2020
Chowder with Changemakers: Chowder Fest 2020 (left to right: Lee Gaines, Kulani Abendroth-Dias, Cara Gross, Bryan Tamburro) By Milena Germon (’21) Although we could not gather in person for this year’s annual Chowder Fest, in many ways, I found myself doing the same thing I would normally be doing at Anderson House: wearing a big…
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The English Virtual Open House
Blog post written by Morgan; posted by Sophie Stern. Though the Department couldn’t gather in Anderson House for traditional festivities, last month’s first virtual English Department Open House was still a big success. About 35 people gathered on a Zoom call to meet the new faculty members, reminisce on their times in college, and hear…
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Why did so many Clark Employees Major in English?
Curious about the number of Clark employees who use skills related to the English major, we reached out via email to Clark employees to see who had majored in English as an undergrad. We were pleased at the variety of responses we received. Interestingly, the English major was useful in a variety of contexts. Why…
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Professor Karen Osborn on Writing Her Novel, THE MUSIC BOOK
New York City-based writer Linda Shockley speaks with Clark University Professor and author Karen Osborn on her fifth published novel, THE MUSIC BOOK.By Linda Shockley Congratulations on the publication of your fifth novel, THE MUSIC BOOK. I think this woman musician in the male preserve of chamber music in the 1950s is a fascinating tale.…
