Author: Beth Wightman

Announcements Mark your calendars for the New Student Convocation, coming up on October 4.  it's always a lovely event where we get to welcome our new students and make them…

This is the last edition of Thursday's Notes for the 20-21 Academic Year. Good luck with the grading, and I hope everyone gets some down- and recovery time this summer!…

End-of-the-Academic-Year Edition 1.  Announcements May 14 is a big day in the department. The last day of classes for the fraught 20-21 year, yes. But also the Awards Ceremony at…

1. Announcements Information about and applications for the department’s Spring 2021 awards are available at https://www.csun.edu/humanities/english/department-english-awards-spring-2021. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 28th at 4 p.m. E-mail Michael Bryson (michael.bryson@csun.edu) with…

Announcements Three outstanding senior English majors are eligible for the College’s Wolfson Scholar nomination, based on their academic standing: Tereza Abelian, Javier Marmol, and Justin Weekley.  The College is looking for more…

Announcements The Fall 21 In-Person Teaching Series, hosted by Academic Affairs, begins this Frida Feb 26 from 10-11am. "The goal of the weekly conversations is to provide an understanding of…

1. Announcements Plans for some kind of return to campus in Fall 21 remain under discussion at all levels. It may be that some departments return in a more prominent…

Announcements Welcome to the 2021 resurrection of Thursday’s Notes. The semester has now officially begun, and once more unto the breach, everyone. I have great hope that the hard-earned familiarity…

1. Announcements Hello everyone. Somehow we have made it deep into Week 5. Just a reminder that it is neither feasible nor desirable to turn everything you would do in…

1. Announcements Welcome to Pandemic Instruction 2.0, aka Fall 2020. Among other changes this year,  I will be compiling and editing Thursday’s Notes (TN). Please send any announcements, opportunities, and achievements you would…