Anderson House has become an icon of the English Department since it was first purchased by Clark University over fifty years ago.
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We at the English Department are always impressed with the phenomenal work of our faculty and staff, and love to learn everything we can about what they do. This month, our esteemed Creative Writing instructor Joan Houlihan has published her fifth book of poetry, entitled Shadow Feast, available here. I took a minute to talk…
The English Department is thrilled to welcome John Morano ‘82, professor of Journalism, Monmouth University and author of the Morano Eco-Adventure Series to our campus this March. His work, which focuses on the lives of endangered species, has been endorsed by World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, The Ocean Conservancy, and The American Society for…
By Owen Connell This week I had the pleasure of talking with Samantha Poole, a senior English major and longtime friend of mine. Samantha, who is the cousin of Clark alumna Freya Henderson, has many interests at Clark: she is president of Clark University’s French Club; the director of marketing for NET Impact, which focuses…
Diversity and Inclusion has been on the English Department’s mind recently. As we dive deeper into issues that our collective community faces, it’s easy to see how our interaction with these issues can shape our education, and shape the way we interact with each other. Earlier this academic year, the English Department hosted the Global Cultures…
Virginia Vaughan is an emeriti faculty member of the English Department. She taught at Clark for 38 years and was the English Department Chair for 11 of those years. Her focus academically has been on Renaissance and Medieval literature and she has written several books on Shakespeare. Professor Vaughan first became interested in studying English…
Kaiomi Inniss (’19), a newly-declared Creative Writing minor, has recently landed a journalism internship at Worcester’s Pulse magazine, starting in February. She will be contributing to the arts and culture section of Pulse, covering events, such as exhibitions at art galleries around the city. “English has been my favorite subject since my childhood,” she recalled.…
