Department of English
LONG TIME KENT STATE PROFESSOR LEADS HONORS STUDENTS THROUGH REMOTE LEARNING
Dirk Remley has been with Kent State University since 1990. Remley graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He continued his studies at Bowling Green State University by earning his Masters of Arts in English Literature. He then completed his Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition from Kent State University.
Honors Student Writes a Novel for Senior Honors Thesis
Connor Lillis has always aspired to be a creative writer, but he thought that his writing would remain a part-time hobby. However, Connor鈥檚 Senior Honors Thesis has since helped Connor decide to pursue a career as a novelist after graduation. A senior Honors College student from Green, Ohio, Connor 鈥
Honors College Graduate Named 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Winner
Charlie Malone, 鈥02 and 鈥04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the 鈥2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony鈥, which applauded the Honors College鈥檚 spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating senio鈥
Kent State Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks Kent State University in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
Honors Thesis Student Plans to Construct Her Own Language
Aileen LeRoy has always been passionate about language, feeling, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a mystery, a science, and an art all in one.鈥 As a junior Honors College student majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language with an Italian studies minor, much of Aileen鈥檚 college education has been focused on language stu鈥English Professor Discusses Handling of Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Indians Pitching Coach Mickey Callaway
English Professor Vera Camden, Ph.D. spoke with Cleveland-based WKYC's Lynna Lai (on March 2) about Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cleveland Indians response to Mickey Callaway's behavior.
"Have the [high-profile] good guys speak up for women," Camden said. "That would be powerful."
Kent State Grad Turned Honors Colloquium Professor
Hagan Whiteleather, a Kent State University graduate, is in her second year with the Kent State Honors College as a Freshman Honors Colloquium professor. Whiteleather graduated in 2015 from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in both English and Psychology as well as minors in writi鈥
EXPERIENCE ABROAD ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION, SELF-DISCOVERY
Since its start in 2016, the Freshmen In Florence (FIF) program has allowed a select group of incoming honors freshmen to spend their first semester of college studying at the Kent State campus in Florence, Italy. During the fall 2019 semester, Laura Moll, a professor of English at Kent State who ha鈥
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez鈥檚 visit to Kent State University鈥檚 campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at Kent State. Sanchez discussed how 鈥
English Professor Recalls Meeting Author Toni Morrison, Who Wrote of African American Experience
Toni Morrison, the bestselling author who died Aug. 5, at one time was offered a job in Kent State University鈥檚 Department of English, recalled English Professor Yoshinobu Hakutani, Ph.D.