Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Estudiantes asisten al festival de flamenco, on the site A Literary Newsletter 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Por: Judy Ortega (en Inglés después del descanso)
El 14 de noviembre del 2019, asistí al Festival Flamenco en el Teatro Gala en Washington, D.C., con SP301 en Marymount. Como alguien quien disfruta su […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Marymount Majors at the VFIC Women’s Leadership Conference, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 month, 2 weeks ago
By Kembry McNeil-Thompson
The only way to become a great leader is to take the next step.
At the beginning of November, I found myself in Richmond, Virginia, with nearly a dozen other Marymount women, […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Spotlight on Jeidy, on the site A Literary Newsletter 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Senior English with Secondary Education Licensure student Jeidy Luperon was recently featured in the Arlington Catholic Herald discussing her story of faith and education. Jeidy, who is from the Dominican R […]
Tonya-Marie Howe created the site Marymount SHRI 2019 7 months ago
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Dr. Rippy awarded NEH stipend for research on Welles, on the site A Literary Newsletter 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has anounced that Dr. Marguerite Rippy, Professor of Languages and Literature, has been awarded a $6,000 summer stipend for her project “Orson Welles, Macbeth, and […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Mary Karr, award-winning author, speaks to Marymount students, on the site A Literary Newsletter 8 months, 3 weeks ago
On April 18, the first day of Easter Break, Marymount students were out in force to hear author Mary Karr talk about writing, trauma, memoir, and more. Spanish minor and Biology major Aya Raihanoune introduced the […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Thinking like Shakespeare: Dr. Scott Newstok talks about education, research, and the humanities, on the site A Literary Newsletter 8 months, 3 weeks ago
by Meghan Burke Dr. Scott Newstok, Professor of English at Rhodes College in Memphis Tennessee visited Marymount on Tuesday, April 9 for two events: a lecture on his recent research into “How to think like S […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Four Marymount Students Present at the Virginia Humanities Conference, on the site A Literary Newsletter 9 months, 1 week ago
This April, four Marymount students attended the 2019 Virginia Humanities Conference hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach, VA. The conference, focusing this year on the theme of “The Fluid […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Best-selling author Mary Karr visits Marymount, April 18, on the site A Literary Newsletter 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Bestselling author Mary Karr will visit Marymount this April to talk to first-year composition students about her first memoir, The Liar’s Club, which won nonfiction prizes from PEN and the Texas Institute of […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Alumna helps curate MARVEL: UNIVERSE OF HEROES exhibit at The Franklin Institute, on the site A Literary Newsletter 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ariel (McManus) Odinson (MU alumna and English minor, 2012) is working on the MARVEL: Universe of Heroes exhibit that will open April 13th at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Ariel is a C […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, My King Arthur, on the site A Literary Newsletter 11 months, 1 week ago
My impression of “King Arthur and the Knights of the Public Humanities: Literature in the Classroom, on Guided Tours, and on Screen,” a lecture by Dr. Dorsey Armstrong.
By Christos Ant […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Alumni Panelists Speak on “Balancing Career and Creativity”, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 1 month ago
On the evening of November 27th, five Marymount Graduate Program alumni came back for a visit, and each shared their thoughts about balancing careers with their creative needs, showing that there is life after a […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Student Activism and Performance in The Fall, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago
On Friday November 2, students in Dr. Rippy’s EN321: Modern Drama course visited Studio Theater in D.C. to see Oarabile Ditsele, Ameera Conrad, Sizwesandile Mnisi, Tankiso Mamabolo, Cleo Raatus, Zandile-Izandi […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Dr. Karapetkova and Professor Bock Read from New Works at One More Page Books, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago
On Thursday, November 8, two Marymount English faculty read from recent publications of creative work at One More Page Books in Arlington, sponsored by the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. Dr. Holly […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Dr. Eric Norton attends Ignatian Pedagogy for Sustainability Workshop, Integrates into Classroom, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago
This October, Dr. Eric Norton attended the Ignatian Pedagogy for Sustainability workshop hosted by Creighton University to learn about the intersection of sustainability and ethics rooted in a Jesuit context. […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Students Attend Play’s World Premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. , on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago
Aspiring writers attended the world premiere of Long Way Down, a one-man show about a 15-year-old teen and the impact of gun violence, on Thursday, November 1st at The Kennedy Center with Professor Caroline Bock. […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Marymount Students, Faculty, and Staff attend Zadie Smith talk at the Arlington Public Library, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 3 months ago
“…You will have to take liberties, you will have to feel free to write as you like…even if it is irresponsible. ” — Zadie Smith
On the evening of Thursday, October 4, Marymount’s Department of Literature […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, The Play’s the Thing, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 3 months ago
On Thursday, September 20th, 15 students in Dr. Rippy’s EN321 Modern Drama course went to see South African playwright Athol Fugard’s most recent play, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek (2016). The s […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, English department sponsors outing to hear DeRay McKesson speak about his writing and activism, on the site A Literary Newsletter 1 year, 4 months ago
On Friday, September 7, 2018, six Marymount students and two faculty braved the rainstorms to hear internationally-known civil rights leader, activist, and teacher DeRay McKesson speak about social justice, […]
Tonya-Marie Howe wrote a new post, Student Research Conference Observations, on the site EN571: Literature & Technology 1 year, 8 months ago
Last Wednesday we attended the Graduate Student Research Conference at Marymount University. This is actually the first ever research conference that I attended, so it was an entirely new experience for me and I […]
