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 …
News
A cover, a cover!
Cambridge University Press has sent the final cover of my new book, co-authored with Heidrun Dorgeloh, which will come out in the fall. I’m in love with the artwork by Lynn Zhang, which is supposed …
Meet our new colleagues
I’ve been waiting until the last contract was signed to share this excellent news. Meet the colleagues who will bring their intellectual energy and creativity to the English Department in 2022/23. I still can’t believe …
Congratulations, Dr. Zhang!
Congratulations to Dr. Difei (Lynn) Zhang, who defended her dissertation (“Flipping those pages, swiping that screen: a corpus-based analysis of the digital transformation of the news register”) today! In her dissertation Dr. Zhang investigated the …
“Grammar is not your enemy”
I had the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite topics with Emily Auerbach on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Annotations Winter ’22
Read the full version of our newsletter Annotations here!
Annotations Fall ’21
Our Fall 2021 edition of Annotations is out.
Enid H. Anderson Professorship
I am thrilled to have been awarded the inaugural Enid H. Anderson professorship, generously gifted to the English Department by UW-Madison English alum Dr. Erling A. Anderson (1949-2018) in honor of his mother, Enid H. …
Spring ’21 Issue of Annotations
“Two weeks ago, I donned my regalia and favorite mask, showed my electronic green ‘Badger Badge’ on my cell phone…. and was admitted to Camp Randall to participate in the socially distanced in -person Commencement …
Congrats, Dr. Kim!
Congratulations to Dr. Minhee Kim, who successfully defended her dissertation Patterns of Linguistic Variation in Research Articles: The Role of Methodology on April 28, 2021. Based on 120 research articles from different disciplines she …
So, how was that first year as chair? -Fall ’20 Issue of Annotations
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“We are not the Grammar Police”
I had the opportunity to discuss my take on grammar, pronouns, and the passive voice with a writer for On Wisconsin, the UW-Madison alumni magazine. The accompanying picture was taken from a 6-ft+ distance at …
Class of 2020 Celebration
At the end of a semester that saw the ground open under our feet, I had the honor of introducing our online celebration site to the Class of 2020.
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 …
Department Chair
Over the past five years, I have sought out several shared governance and professional development opportunities. After serving as chair of the University Committee (the executive committee of the faculty) I became a fellow in …
A big thank-you to our graduate students
The other day, as I was rearranging the chairs in our conference room for a meeting with our graduate students, I saw a plaque with my name and the year 2017 engraved on the wall. …
Greetings from London
This summer, I had the opportunity to present at ISLE5, the 5th conference of the International Society for the Linguistics of English, organized by the Survey of English Usage at University College London (right next …
A very special commencement
My view of Camp Randall and speaker David Muire at Commencement! (For more pictures, not mine, follow the link.) I had the honor to be part of the platform party one more time (representing the …
In and out of the classroom
It’s always great to have a speaker visit one’s class or to take one’s class to experience a different learning environment. I took my “English Grammar in Use” class to the Special Collections section of …