Author Archives: sammie

Faculty Film Night: Tomorrow with Claire Jarvis!

Posted on May 10, 2010 by sammie

Join us for a screening of Black Narcissus with Professor Claire Jarvis! There will be FOOD and FILM and ENGLISH PEOPLE! What more could you want? Tomorrow (Tuesday) 7pm Terrace Room Here’s a link to more information about the film! … Continue reading →

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Getting Recommendations?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by sammie

Use the Career Development Center’s Reference File Service! Its easy. If you’ve gotten a recommendation from a professor or employer, and you want to hang onto a copy for further use down the road, but you don’t want to keep … Continue reading →

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Spring Break Books

Posted on March 2, 2010 by sammie

It’s here! I’ve been anxiously awaiting the e-mail announcement of this year’s round of Spring Break Books sessions—it’s simple: e-mail Katie to sign-up for a session (and quickly, those spots will fill up!), pick up the book, read it over … Continue reading →

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Our Newest–Professor Nancy Ruttenburg

Posted on February 14, 2010 by sammie

There’s something you should know—well, someone. That is, if you don’t know already: we have a brand new faculty member this year! Granted, my embarrassing delay in writing this profile from the time we spoke her gives her a full … Continue reading →

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Professor Majumdar on James Joyce

Posted on February 2, 2010 by sammie

We asked faculty to tell us about a book that altered their selves or lives. In this installment of ‘A Book that Changed Me,’ Professor Saikat Majumdar recalls Stephen Dedalus, the nature of beauty, and twilight in Calcutta: “Memories of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Tweet?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by sammie

As I was trying to articulate a certain thought for the purpose of making a facebook status update, it occurred to me that the language I use to write these updates  (or even tweets) might resemble something like poetry (for … Continue reading →

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