Drout named Macintosh Fellow
English Professor Michael Drout has been selected as a Millicent C. McIntosh Fellow for 2006. The fellowships are awarded to humanities faculty "who demonstrate a deep commitment to excellent teaching and scholarship ... and who are exceptional citizens of their academic community," according to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. (more)
Four seniors win French teaching assistantships
Anne Belz, Dahlia Freudenthal, Sara Hudson and Emily Kapp, members of the Class of 2006, will teach English in France and its territories next year after winning French Teaching Assistantships through the Fulbright program and the Institute of International Education in Washington, D.C.(more)
Faculty Focus
Professor Ed Gallagher has spent a career studying Gustave Flaubert and his notorious Madame Bovary, working with colleagues and students to unmask the classic novel's many layers. In his latest book, Gallagher examines the ways in which great texts inspire the next generation of writers. (more)