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Celebrate #TUwrites: The National Day of Writing

Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Second floor lobby of Liberal Arts building   Join the Writing Center in celebrating the annual National Day of Writing on Monday, October 21, 2013. We know Towson Tigers write every day and in every way. Stop by the second floor lobby of the Liberal Arts building to […]

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Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting

Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing.  Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend. This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus. Workshop #2 Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting […]

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Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting

Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing.  Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend. This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus. Workshop #2 Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting Date: […]

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Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting

Faculty workshops offered through the CLA Writing Center Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing.  Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend. This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus. Workshop #2 […]

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Redoubtable Dons

This academic year is the 25th anniversary of the Redoubtable Dons, a cross-disciplinary meeting of Towson professors.  We share our specializations or work in progress in a non-specialized way with people from accounting to zoology and help to make our large campus smaller and its collegiality stronger. Please attend any or all the fall meetings […]

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Enhancing Online Engagement through Technology

Faculty workshops offered through the CLA Writing Center Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing.  Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend. This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus. Workshop #1:  […]

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Redoubtable Dons

This academic year is the 25th anniversary of the Redoubtable Dons, a cross-disciplinary meeting of Towson professors.  We share our specializations or work in progress in a non-specialized way with people from accounting to zoology and help to make our large campus smaller and its collegiality stronger. Please attend any or all the fall meetings […]

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Conversations on Teaching and Writing

Faculty workshops offered through the CLA Writing Center Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing.  Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend. This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus. Workshop #1:  […]

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Faculty Kudos

College of Liberal Arts – English Department Katherine Attié had two articles published last year:  “Passion Turned to Prettiness: Rhyme or Reason in Hamlet” in Shakespeare Quarterly 63 (2012) and “Selling Science: Bacon, Harvey, and the Commodification of Knowledge” in Modern Philology 110 (2013). David Belz read his “Gift of the Cicadas” on WYPR-88’s “The Signal” on […]

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The Redoubtable Dons

Set for an interdisciplinary audience, the talks and following discussions aim to be learned but not arcane, brisk yet not rushed, and clear without being overly simple. The speakers’ intentions are to instruct and to entertain. Framed by Happy Hour in the University Club, Towson U Marriott, presentations begin on the following Fridays at 4 p.m. May 3: […]

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Towson English Students Win Leidy Foundation Award

Towson students in an undergraduate course, ENGL 417 Civic and Non-profit Writing, taught by Professor Zosha Stuckey, worked in Fall 2012 to develop grant proposals in collaboration with  nonprofit groups in need of financial support. One such proposal to the Leidy Foundation has produced an award to a community partner in the amount of $5,000. […]

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The Redoubtable Dons

Set for an interdisciplinary audience, the talks and following discussions aim to be learned but not arcane, brisk yet not rushed, and clear without being overly simple.  Their intention is to instruct and to entertain. Framed by Happy Hour in the University Club, Towson U Marriott, presentations begin on the following Fridays at 4 p.m. April […]

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Maryland State Arts Council – 2013 Individual Artist Awards

The College of Liberal Arts and the Department of English would like to extend Congratulations to 3 English Department Faculty for winning a 2013 Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. The recipients are: Professor Geoffrey Becker for his short story titled “Fallujah”. Professor Michael Downs for his novel titled “Painless”. Professor Robert […]

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The Redoubtable Dons

Set for an interdisciplinary audience, the talks and following discussions aim to be learned but not arcane, brisk yet not rushed and clear without being overly simple.  Their intention is that noble classical goal, to instruct and entertain. Framed by Happy Hour in the University Club, Towson U Marriott, presentations begin on the following Fridays […]

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Conversations on the Teaching of Writing

The CLA Writing Center invites you to join us for the second of this semester’s series of conversations about the teaching of writing.  These conversations are open to faculty across the university who would like to develop more effective teaching strategies, both in teaching writing and using of writing as a pedagogical tool across the […]

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Towson Literary Reading Series

Jehanne Dubrow, winner of the Towson Prize for Literature for her book STATESIDE, reads from her work and answers questions.    The talk will take place in the Towson Room of the Cook Library at 5 p.m. Today! Jehanne Dubrow is the author of four poetry collections, including most recently Red Army Red and Stateside (Northwestern […]

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The Redoubtable Dons

Set for an interdisciplinary audience, the talks and following discussions aim to be learned but not arcane, brisk yet not rushed and clear without being overly simple.  Their intention is that noble classical goal, to instruct and entertain. Framed by Happy Hour in the University Club, Towson U Marriott, presentations begin on the following Fridays […]

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Grub Street is “Gold” Again!!!

The 2012 volume of Grub Street, Towson’s student literary annual, has won a Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, adding to a long list of laurels collected over many years. Congratulations to student editor Mike Nitti and his staff, to faculty advisor Geoffrey Becker of the Department of English, and to all Grub […]

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Conversations on the Teaching of Writing

The CLA Writing Center invites you to join us in the first of this semester’s series of informal conversations about the teaching of writing.  These conversations are open to faculty across the university who would like to develop more effective teaching strategies, both in teaching writing and using of writing as a pedagogical tool across […]

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WANTED: We’re Looking For a Few Good Student Writers

Towson University and the Baltimore City Police Academy – Writing Enhancement Initiative sponsored by the Dean’s Office of the College of Liberal Arts. Are you a motivated, community-minded student-writer? We’ll train you to tutor and coach Baltimore City Police Academy cadets on improving their on-the-job report-writing skills. Volunteer and e-opportunities available. Training provided. Transportation provided to […]

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