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- The Bridge: News for Students
J-Term Info Sessions: Writers in Context in England next week
Read More “J-Term Info Sessions: Writers in Context in England next week”London is calling! Explore the Writers in Context study tour and learn how you can travel to England in January 2026.
- The Bridge: News for Students
Submit to the 2025 Creative Writing Contests by April 25
Read More “Submit to the 2025 Creative Writing Contests by April 25”Each year, as a memorial to professors M.E. Chapin, Wilma Tague, and Juanita Jones, the English Department awards prizes in fiction, non-fiction/hybrid prose, and poetry.
10 high-paying majors you may not know about
Read More “10 high-paying majors you may not know about”Some lesser-known areas of study, like criminal justice or computer science, are great majors that can provide fulfilling and successful careers.
Upcoming Events
J-Term Info Session: Writers in Context in England
London is calling! Explore the Writers in Context study tour and learn how you can travel to England in January 2026.
J-Term Info Session: Writers in Context in England
London is calling! Explore the Writers in Context study tour and learn how you can travel to England in January 2026.
Past News Stories
- The Bridge: Campus News
Register for the Stratford Theatre Festival by April 15
Read More “Register for the Stratford Theatre Festival by April 15”This fall, Carthage will continue our annual tradition of taking a long weekend trip to Stratford, Ontario, Canada to see plays at the world-class Stratford Theatre Festival.
- The Bridge: News for Students
J-Term Info Sessions: Learn about the Writers in Context study tour to England
Read More “J-Term Info Sessions: Learn about the Writers in Context study tour to England”In the immortal words of Clark Griswold, “Look, kids: Big Ben! Parliament!”
- The Bridge: Lectures & Presentations
Visiting Writers Series: Attend a reading by Jared Stanley March 4
Read More “Visiting Writers Series: Attend a reading by Jared Stanley March 4”Jared Stanley, a poet and writer who often collaborates with artists on installations and interventions in public spaces, will give a reading.
- The Bridge: Arts
Participate in an evening of Shakespeare scene readings Feb. 20
Read More “Participate in an evening of Shakespeare scene readings Feb. 20”Students and faculty of any major and department are invited to an evening of reading scenes aloud from Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
- The Bridge: Lectures & Presentations
Join a book talk with children’s author John Patrick Green Feb. 21
Read More “Join a book talk with children’s author John Patrick Green Feb. 21”Bring your kid(s) to listen to Mr. Green and his in-conversation partner — fellow middle-grade author, Mary Winn Heider.
- The Bridge: Lectures & Presentations
Visiting Writers Series: Jessica Alexander and Ray Levy Feb. 18
Read More “Visiting Writers Series: Jessica Alexander and Ray Levy Feb. 18”Jessica Alexander and Ray Levy will read their fiction, which emerges from the crossroads of fiction, memoir, critical theory, Queer theory, and more.