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Reid Meredith has been nominated by Penn State Men’s Basketball player Mason Blackwood as his MVP (Most Valuable Professor)!

Phillip Zapkin published a new article, “Antipodean Theseus: The Narrative Influence of Classical Myth on the Historiography of William Larnach,” in Histories, vol 6, no. 1, 9 Feb. 2026.

Timothy Loperfido’s short story collection, Like There’s Ever a Choice, has been acquired by Cornerstone Press.

At the Liberal Arts Staff Awards on February 12, 2026, Cheryl Mohr was honored for 15 years of service, Lynn Setzler for 25 years of service, and our very own Kim Keller won the Liberal Arts Excellence in Leadership and Mentoring Award!

Ellen Skirvin’s short story “I Got You” was published in The Sun Magazine this month.

Oliver Baker’s essay, “Embattled Settler Colonialism in John Rollin Ridge’s Joaquín Murieta,” was recently published in ESQ: A Journal of Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture.

The Department of English was represented in the Fall 2025 Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders (PSEAL) Program.

Philip Zapkin’s poem “Contemplating Heaven in St. George’s Garden” has been published in Assignment Literary Magazine

English and Italian student honors heritage through history project

Lee Peterson’s poetry chapbook, The Forgiveness Dream, was selected from over a thousand entries by Black Lawrence Press through its Open Reading Period.