2015

July
- Employee Spotlight: Rachel Wenrick
  
  July 28, 2015
  Since 2007, the College of Arts and Sciences' Rachel Wenrick has been a champion of the written word at Drexel and her latest effort promotes writing in Drexel's surrounding neighborhoods.
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- Students, Community Members Use “War Stories” to Connect With Veterans
  
  July 20, 2015
  Drexel's English course "War Stories" up to its name, creating opportunities for Drexel students and community members to learn more about veterans.
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- English & Philosophy Department Announces four new concentrations in Philosophy
  
  July 20, 2015
  
  English and Philosophy Department Announces four new concentrations in Philosophy - Ethical Theory and Practice; Philosophy and Law; Philosophy, Technology, and Science; and Philosophy.
  
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June
- English and Philosophy Department Announces the MA in Publishing
  
  June 17, 2015
  
  The English and Philosophy Department is pleased to announce an MA in Publishing, with a newly designed curriculum including exciting courses and a broad range of faculty, all professionals in their field.
  
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May
- The Drexel Connection to ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’
  
  May 19, 2015
  As freshmen in a war literature English course discovered, Drexel has a lot more in common with one of the greatest war novels of all time, and the most destructive bombing in World War II, than you would think.
  
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- The Lit Mag: Get Published in Them; Teach from Them—Here’s How and Why
  
  May 04, 2015
  Kathleen Volk Miller delivered the Winter English Faculty Research Seminar address. Her talk,“The Lit Mag: Get Published in Them; Teach from Them—Here’s How and Why,” shared her 20 years of experience in the literary magazine industry.
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April
- Employee Spotlight: Miriam Kotzin
  
  April 24, 2015
  Miriam Kotzen has been teaching at Drexel for 45 years. She's written a history of the University, led departments and creating groundbreaking online literary magazines. But what does she feel is her greatest legacy?
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March
- Students Experience Realism While on Chilean Study Abroad with Gabriella Ibieta, PhD
  
  March 18, 2015
  
  "Santiago, Chile: What jumps to mind is the stunning sight of a vibrant city skyline with the backdrop of majestic mountains in a beautiful South American country. Now, imagine it in 1973. Do we know what it looked like?
  
  Many of us who aren’t history buffs don’t, but the scene is less than inviting. It was a war zone."
  
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February
- Richard Astro opening speaker at prominent Steinbeck event
  
  February 26, 2015
  Richard Astro, PhD, was the opening speaker at prominent Steinbeck event, Cannery Row Symposium.
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- #BlackLivesMatter Panel Explores Black Community and Police Violence
  
  February 24, 2015
  While presenting his research at the #BlackLivesMatter panel discussion on race and police violence Friday night, Drexel Professor André Carrington, PhD, posed a series of rhetorical, sobering questions.
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- What Stories Do You Have to Tell? Drexel’s New Storylab Can Help
  
  February 20, 2015
  The Drexel Storylab, a new initiative in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English & Philosophy, aims to help writers of all levels jumpstart the creative process by working with established writers and looking for inspiration in unlikely places.
  
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- Karen Nulton and Irvin Peckham on Assessing Writing in the First Year
  
  February 19, 2015
  Karen Nulton and Irvin Peckham discuss writing assessment in the first year and how to measure success.
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- McNeil Center for Early American Studies Seminar Meets at Drexel
  
  February 05, 2015
  McNeil Center for Early American Studies Seminar Meets at Drexel
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January
- Nomi Eve challenges 100 book clubs to read her book and meet with her
  
  January 21, 2015
  The Huffington Post interviewed Nomi Eve about her latest book, Henna House, and how she "is serious about connecting with readers."
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