I am excited to begin my term as chair of the UW-Madison Department of English, a department with incredible scholarly breadth and an extraordinary commitment to the teaching mission of the university among its staff …
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What does it tell you about an institution when its leader at one of the most public events of the year, attended by dignitaries, faculty, staff, students and their families, merrily launches into full-blown mockery …
Wanner out
One last look and…Wanner out. From a growth perspective, I could probably not have chosen three better years to be department chair, but it was growth that went hand in hand with massive disruption and …
Annotations, Spring ’22 Edition
In our Spring edition of Annotations, I had the opportunity to reflect on 3 years as department chair in a conversation with my fabulous colleague and incoming chair, Professor Christa Olson. You can read the …
Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing
Today we’re celebrating the approval of the new Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing, housed in the English Department, by the University Academic Planning Council (which met for the last time this year …
So, how was that first year as chair? -Fall ’20 Issue of Annotations
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Message to undergraduates at a time of crisis
March 13, 2020 Dear English majors, This is a stressful time for all of us. There’s a lot of uncertainty about how COVID will impact the university and beyond. You will have read announcements from …
50th Anniversary of the Writing Center
Notes delivered on the occasion of the Writing Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Nov. 8, 2019 Dear colleagues, students, Dean Wilcots, friends and supporters of the Writing Center! It is my great pleasure to welcome …