Congratulations Mary- Fulbright Grant

April 23, 2012 in News & Information

Professor lands prestigious Fulbright grant

University of Indianapolis English Professor Mary McGann is retiring this spring after 22 years at UIndy and four decades in higher education, but she’s not done teaching yet.  Read the rest of this entry →

Bully.. the Film

April 14, 2012 in Resources

Hopefully soon, we’ll all be able to see the new documentary Bully in our local theatres. If you haven’t been following the entertainment or educational news, Bully is a much-needed tell-all about the incidents of bullying in our schools. Thirteen million kids will be bullied in the U.S. this year because Read the rest of this entry →

2012 IUPUI Advanced Institute: Calling All TC’s!

March 15, 2012 in News & Information

The Advanced Institute at IUPUI is scheduled to meet from June 18-22, 2012. We would be delighted for anyone who is a Teacher Consultant, who has completed the SI, to join us. The AI is a wonderful chance to bring your own writing work (whether professional, academic, or personal) and work as a member of a collaborative community of writers. A special invitation is extended to those TC’s who completed the SI last summer. Everyone is welcome, even if  you live in the northern hinterlands! Some bold and travel-hearty TC’s like to attend both the AI in Indianapolis AND in the South Bend area-something I hope to do myself one day. Read the rest of this entry →

Ariel Schrag to Visit Efroymson Center for Creative Writing at Butler University March 22, 2012

March 15, 2012 in News & Information

For anyone who is a fan of graphic novels, this is for you. Please share widely and don’t forget to tell your students they are welcome!

From Butler University’s Efroymson Center Series : Graphic Novelist Ariel Schrag to Visit Efroymson Center for Creative Writing

Graphic novelist Ariel Schrag will visit the Efroymson Center for Creative Writing, the new home for creative writing at Butler University, at 7 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public without tickets … Read the rest of this entry →