Newsworthy: Symposium Series Presents Poet Thomas Lux!

Poet Thomas Lux will read from his poems—including poems in The Cradle Place, The Street of Clocks, and New and Selected Poems, 1975-1995—at the second English Symposium. The event will be at 3 pm on October 20 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum.

Lux's publications include The Glassblower's Breath, Sunday, Half Promised Land, Like a Wide Anvil from the Moon the Light, Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy, The Drowned River and Split Horizon. He is the recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants, a Guggenheim fellowship, the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, and the Kingsly Tufts Poetry Award.

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October 19 - Department Faculty Meeting - 3 pm - HC 3104

A Department faculty meeting is scheduled for October 19 at 3 pm in HC 3104.

The topic of the meeting is a workshop on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sexual Harassment. All new faculty and GTAs are expected to attend.

Attendance is strongly recommended for all faculty and GTAs who have not attended the workshop in the last two years. It is especially important to be familiar with policies regarding the ADA and Sexual Harassment and to be aware of changes in these policies.

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October 20 - EGO Meeting - 5 pm - HC 8009

The next meeting of the English Graduate Organization will be Thursday, October 20 at 5 pm in HC 8009. All graduate students are encouraged to attend.

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October 26 - MTPC Portfolio Presentation - 3:30 pm - HC 3104

MTPC student Elizabeth Childs will present her portfolio Wednesday, October 26 at 3:30 pm in HC 3104.

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October 27 - World Literature Lecture Series - 2 pm - HC 2312

Constance C. Relihan's World Literature Faculty Seminar on "Teaching Early Modern Texts in World Literature Courses" will be Thursday, October 27 from 2 to 4 pm in HC 2312.

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November 3 - Poetry Reading - 7 pm - Biggin Art Gallery

Chinese poet Bei Dao will read from his recently published book Midnight's Gate on November 3 at 7 pm in the Biggin Art Gallery. A reception will follow.

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November 7- World Literature Seminar - 2 pm - HC 3046

Sheldon Pollock, William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies Columbia University, will present "Teaching Classical Indian Works in World Literature Classes" November 7 at 2 pm in HC 3046.

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November 7 - World Literature Lecture - 7:30 pm - RBD Library Auditorium

Sheldon Pollock, William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies Columbia University, will present "Comparative Literature as Comparative Politics: Indian Literary Histories and Some Utopian Possibilities" November 7 at 7:30 pm in the RBD Library Auditorium.

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November 8 - World Literature Seminar - 12:30 pm - HC 3228

Sheldon Pollock, William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies Columbia University, will present "Teaching Medieval Indian Works in World Literature Classes" November 8 at 12:30 pm in HC 3228.

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Publication Announcement - Barbara Brumbaugh

Barbara Brumbaugh's note, Edgar's Wolves as ‘Romish' Wolves; John Bale, Before Sidney and Spenser, has been accepted for publication by Spenser Studies.

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English Department Representatives on University Committees

Tom Nunnally has suggested we let Department members know the university committees that have English Department representatives. Department members serving on university committees are:

• George Crandell, Non-Tenure Track Instructors
• Jeremy Downes, Graduate Council
• Alex Dunlop, Core Curriculum Oversight
• Keith Gibson, Faculty Handbook Review
• James Goldstein, Graduate Council; Research Grant-in-Aid
• Saiward Pharr, Lectures
• Betsy Smith, Lectures
• Isabelle Thompson, Non-Tenure Track Instructors; Retention

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Last updated October 19, 2005

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