“Books are provocative by nature,” according to Lew Klatt, an English professor specializing in poetry. Art elicits emotion; English Professor Linda Naranjo-Huebl said negative knee-jerk reactions...
Calvin is following a national trend by using a higher percentage of adjunct professors in recent years, though it still falls below the national average.
According to a recent report by the American...
“It’s impossible to fail at reading.”
This claim, set out by Lisa Cockrel, the new director of the Festival of Faith and Writing, at its opening plenary, was tried and tested, pondered and played...
On Tuesday, professor Jennifer Holberg of the English department was recognized as a “YWCA Woman of Achievement” at a YWCA Tribute Awards luncheon.
The luncheon, held at DeVos Place, honored six...
The English department’s annual October Unhappy Hour—“a night of frightening tales, sublime verse and succulent treats”— returned to the East Lobby of the CFAC on Oct. 29.
The event began...
Do international students have a disproportionate amount of work to do with core literature classes when it comes to reading assignments? Senior English major Claire Lambert is currently exploring this...
This past Thursday on October 1, the English department held their second annual October Happy Hour. The party was a lively way to enjoy the afternoon, according to students. Professor Debra Rienstra...
If you ask anyone about snowball fights at the English department's annual writers' retreat, one can easily remember the enthusiasm of one professor William Vande Kopple.
His ardor for the sport has yielded...
English professor William Vande Kopple passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, according to a post on the English department's Facebook page.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a week...
As students and colleagues in the English department will confirm, Professor William Vande Kopple is not one to keep his thoughts to himself.
“Professor Vande Kopple definitely has a distinctive voice,”...
