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The Marymount English department had a busy month!   On April 26, the English department hosted speaker Dr. Alok Yadav. Dr. Yadav, an English professor at George Mason University, discussed differences in the ways that 18th century readers and contemporary … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Ricketts will be presenting  her thesis, “Spenser’s Colonialism and Shakespeare’s Critique: The ‘Irish Question’ and the Nine Years War in View of the Present State of Ireland, The Faerie Queene, and Troilus and Cressida,” next week. Elizabeth’s thesis presentation … Continue reading →

This year’s English Night was a wonderful tribute to the various accomplishments of Marymount’s English students, faculty, and alumni. Dr. Holly Karapetkova, who is just finishing her first year as Department Chair, kicked off the event with words of praise and encouragement. Students completing … Continue reading →

Photo Credit: John B. Parks On Tuesday, April 5th, Marymount University welcomed E. Ethelbert Miller for its 15th annual Spring Visiting Poetry Series. The poetry reading in Reinsch Library Auditorium was followed by our first annual MU Block Party in the … Continue reading →

Marymount’s Student Research Conference will be held on April 20th. Two of our graduate students will be presenting their academic work at the conference. At 7:20 pm, Amy Ridderhof will discuss how to help students with autism spectrum disorder in the … Continue reading →