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English News May 2017
When you step into the newly created Augustana English Department Commons, you’re greeted by cardboard cut-outs of three important literary figures.
Video: Schalk Lecture on 'race whispering'
Dr. Melanye Price delivers the 2017 Schalk Lecture, "Obama's America: Race Whispering, Obama's Presidency, Our Racial Future," May 2 at The Gerber Center for Student Life.
Learning history on stage: 'Katrina: the K Word'
Students in a 300-level play production class will bring to life a milestone of U.S. history they probably can't remember: Hurricane Katrina, which killed nearly 1,500 people and launched a national discussion about government failures to respond. "Katrina: the K Word" will be performed Feb. 6-8.
Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit
The Hasselmo Prize was established by Dr. Nils Hasselmo, Class of 1957, in recognition of the ways in which his Augustana education both informed and transformed his life and vocational calling.
Hasselmo winner Wood fascinated by human conflict
The global world is top of mind for Joseph Wood, this year's Hasselmo Prize winner, whose primary concern is in “reducing the factors that push people toward violence.”