It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right – it’s the time of the year when the Morpheus, Heidelberg’s student literary magazine, becomes available.
The Morpheus contains 3 three prize winners in each of the categories in the 2012 contest: poetry, fiction,...
English Department News
11/13/2012
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Pfleiderer at 100: Still serving humanities
The Heidelberg community went on a little time travel adventure Monday, journeying back 100 years to the dedication ceremony of the venerable Pfleiderer Hall, the university’s original library. The fun-filled “Pfleiderer Follies” was prepared and presented by a group of Honors...
09/25/2012
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Letter to the English majors of our future
Written in response to the prompt:As a group, I’d like you to write a 300-600 word letter to our English majors (other than the seniors), giving them advice for getting the most out of their studies in English. You might talk about courses to be sure to take, activities to get involved in,...
09/13/2012
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Award-winning author headlines Heidelberg lecture series
Heidelberg University will welcome New York Times best-selling author Donna VanLiere in October as the fall keynote speaker in the 2012-13 Patricia Adams Lecture Series.
VanLiere will arrive on campus Oct. 17 to begin a series of formal and informal sessions with students and the campus community....
09/06/2012
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Key for new faculty: Finding balance
The life of a college professor can be a hectic one. Class schedules, personal research, mentoring, grading and attending campus events. Professors need to stay organized with their hands in so many pots. Dr. Michele Castleman and Dr. Margarita Denenburg, who are new members of Heidelberg’s...
08/23/2012
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Ohio Poetry Day - Heidelberg University Recognized Poets and Poems
Ohio Poetry Day is an annual event which promotes and celebrates poetry. Yearly poets from the Heidelberg University community—students, administrators and faculty—submit entries to the series of thirty or so contests which reflect a wide range of themes and forms. This year Heidelberg...
08/23/2012
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Guest Novelist/Writer October 17-18, 2012
English Professors Kimmel, Reyer, and Wahlstrom will assist the Department of Business in hosting The Patricia Adams Lecture Series speaker on October 17 and 18. Novelist Donna VanLiere became a best-selling author with her first book, The Christmas Shoes (2001). Her success continued when her...
08/22/2012
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English Department Unveils "Literary New England" Site
When students sit down to read a classic work of American Literature, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," a vast gulf of time and place separates them from the work. The Heidelberg English Department has begun to address that issue through a new website entitled Literary...
08/22/2012
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Novelist To Visit Heidelberg in March
Award winning novelist Megan Abbott will visit campus on March 27, 2013. Ms. Abbott will meet with a number of classes including Dr. Ruth Wahlstrom's Literature by Women, Dr. Doug Collar's American Mystery and Honors Film Noir courses. A morning master class and evening lecture and book signing...