English

Beavers has taught at Penn since 1989 and is a professor of English and Africana studies, a distinguished poet, and a widely published scholar of 20th-century, and is a leader in the Penn community.

Amanda Mott ・May 21, 2020

English major Misha McDaniel has been awarded a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue graduate education. McDaniel is one of 18 Beinecke Scholars chosen from throughout the U.S., and the 13th recipient from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.

Louisa Shepard , Aaron Olson ・March 31, 2020

The creative writing professor’s most recent book of poetry focuses on her desire for making a family as a member of the queer community.

Louisa Shepard ・March 3, 2020

English faculty Lorene Cary’s first play features a time traveling Harriet Tubman who toggles between her 19th-century life and a present-day Philadelphia prison where she recruits soldiers to fight with her in the Civil War. Playing to sold-out audiences, “My General Tubman” is on stage through mid-March at Arden Theatre Company.

Louisa Shepard ・February 19, 2020

A major exhibition and symposium organized by two Penn graduate students highlighting African American women literature is open in the Penn Libraries’ Kamin Gallery.

Dee Patel February 14, 2020

Carmen Maria Machado, who teaches speculative fiction as a writer in residence in the Creative Writing Program, has received extraordinary attention for her new memoir, “In the Dream House,” using multiple genres to describe an abusive relationship.

Louisa Shepard ・January 31, 2020

Penn professors and faculty reflect on the giants in art, academia, and beyond who left us this year.

Brandon Baker ・December 19, 2019

Like a literary detective, English prof Jean-Christophe Cloutier sifts through library archives searching for material written by African American authors that is often hidden, uncatalogued, misfiled, or forgotten.

Louisa Shepard ・December 5, 2019

The professor of English and Africana studies is defined by his artistic curiosity and commitment to community building as a teacher and mentor.

Penn Today Staff ・November 27, 2019

Paul Hendrickson’s new book, “Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright,” brought him full-circle to the famed architect of his childhood in Illinois.

Louisa Shepard ・October 21, 2019