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The associate professor of English’s first novel explores family secrets and her Cuban heritage.

������Ƶ faculty presented at the 30th Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference at the University of Brighton in Brighton, England.

Fentuo Tahiru spent his senior year at ������Ƶ before graduating from the University of Ghana. He is one of that nation’s leading sports broadcasters and was featured by Raleigh, North Carolina’s WRAL this week.

In this column distributed by the ������Ƶ Writers Syndicate, Professor Rosemary Haskell offers a suggestion — prune the word "issue" from your language garden in favor of more precise words that aren't so overused. The column was published by the Greenville Daily Reflector, the Burlington Times-News and other media outlets.

The ������Ƶ Freedom Scholars is one of several university college access programs, launched in 2022. This summer, the second cohort of the program celebrated their civic engagement research and initiatives at their annual Symposium, inspired to find their purpose and better their communities.

The projects and programs span disciplines and include opportunities for community engagement, cross-cultural dialogue and interaction with ������Ƶ alumni.

Four members of the Class of 2024 and one member of the Class of 2023 have been selected for the prestigious program that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries. Five have been selected as alternates.

Dr. Dinidu Karunanayake, ������Ƶ professor of Literature, publishes article “Teaching Sri Lankan Literature in the American South,” and shares his thoughts on the presence (or dearth of) Sri Lankan literature in the US college classroom.

Student poetry contest winners read along with invited guest poets.

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.