Environmental empowerment paves a new career interest for English major
A Google search led Julie Larick ’24, an English and environmental studies major at The College of Wooster to chance upon an internship opportunity […]
English major delves into the editorial world at a Colombian publishing house
Oriana Galvis Marin ’23, an English major at The College of Wooster interned at Sílaba Editores as part of her APEX Fellowship. By following […]
For Every Adaptation Belonging to Me as Good Belongs to You: Analyzing Intertextuality in Lauren Gunderson’s Literature-Based Plays
Name: Brian Luck Majors: English and Theatre & Dance Minor: Education Advisors: Dr. Shirley Huston-Findley and Dr. Susanna Sacks This Independent Study explores the ways in which playwright […]
Human Capital Investment through Education: The way to an equitable middle class in South Africa
Name: Laura Peterjohn Major: Economics Minor: English Advisor: Dr. Brooke Krause; Dr Melanie Long (second reader) When Apartheid ended in 1994 South Africa was left with one of […]
A Critical Analysis of Antiracist Pedagogical Strategies and Diverse Young Adult Literature for White Educators
Name: Jenna Stanton Majors: English, Education Advisors: Dr. Susanna Sacks, Dr. Christopher Kang (second reader) This independent study attempts to answer the following research […]
Setting the Stage for Representation: Women Candidates and Moderators’ Impact on the Prevalence of Women’s Issues in Presidential Primary Debates
Name: Hannah Groetsch Major: Political Science: U.S. National Politics Minor: English Advisors: Dr. Angela Bos, Dr. Avram Muñoz (second reader) This Independent Study explores […]
What Girls Do: Girls’ Political Participation Reflected in Contemporary Young Adult Literature
Name: Carly McWilliams Majors: Political Science, English Advisors: Dr. Angie Bos, Dr. Jessica Cowing While young adult (YA) novels have always incorporated political themes, […]
A Year of N-Confusion: Determining Aggregation in N-Confused Porphyrins Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy
Name: Nina Catalfo Major: Chemistry Minor: English Advisor: Dr. Paul Bonvallet; Dr. Karl Feierabend (second reader) N-confused porphyrins, a porphyrin derivative with a nitrogen atom on the […]
Hands That Grab and Tongues That Say: Understanding Animal Narrators and Protagonists
Name: Sophie Helen Ryan Majors: English and Psychology Advisors: Dr. Kate Beuter and Dr. Michael Casey; Dr. Tom Prendergast (second reader) Whether through owning a pet or […]
Little Boxes: A Gothic Horror Novella
Name: Zoe Dudack Majors: English Minor: Music Advisors: Dr. Kate Beutner & Dr. Christopher Kang As an avid fan of horror films and ghost […]
Wooster mourns passing of emeritus professor of English, David Moldstad
David Moldstad, emeritus professor of English at The College of Wooster, passed away on March 31, 2022, in Wooster, Ohio, at 98 years old. […]
Vocation for All Voices: UMC Reverend chooses joy to equip congregations and transform community-building relationships
Joy E. Bronson ’07 insisted from a young age that she wouldn’t be following in her father’s and grandfather’s footsteps as a pastor because […]
Wooster mourns passing of emeritus professor of English, Paul Christianson
Paul Christianson, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, passed away on February 15, 2022, in San Francisco, California. Christianson served as the Mildred Foss Thompson […]
Refugee Officer Lauren Hines ’09 uses English and Spanish degree in the field
Working for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as a Spanish-speaking refugee officer, College of Wooster alumna Lauren Hines ’09 interviews people fleeing their countries […]
APEX Fellowship | Julieanne Larick
Major: English Class Year: 2024 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Edminston I wrote articles for Girls’ Life Magazine to encourage readers’ involvement in […]
APEX Fellowship | Sophie Ryan
Major: English, Psychology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Edminston I interned at HopeMark Preschool in St. Louis, MO, where I […]
APEX Fellowship | Carly McWilliams
Majors: Political Science, English Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Ison I wrote, designed, and managed social media content, as well […]
Wooster ’21 graduate pursues doctorate at The Ohio State University
After a year’s worth of writing to complete her Independent Study titled “Sinister Cinema: Depictions of Evil in the WWII and Postwar Thrillers of […]
Claire J.C. Eager awarded grant to complete book
Claire J.C. Eager, visiting assistant professor of English at The College of Wooster, was named one of 14 awardees of the Project Development Grant […]
The Apprentice and One Binary to Rule Them All: Gender in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Name: James Shanahan Major: English Minor: Film Advisor: Dr. Bryan Alkemeyer For my Independent Study I wrote the first draft of a novel I […]