Fall Weekend Writing & Research Retreat

Via Zoom

During the Weekend Writing & Research Retreats sponsored by the Student Success Center, you’ll set a writing goal and commit to focused working time. You’ll work independently (but alongside a virtual community of other writers) in 50-minute chunks with 10-minute breaks in between.

GEA In-Person Happy Hour at Maxi’s

Maxi's 1926 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Stop by for a drink and meet up with fellow English grads! Maxi's is located on Temple's campus on Liacouras Walk (between Charles Library and North Broad).

Fall 2021 Graduate English Forum

Via Zoom

992441The first Graduate English Forum will be held on November 18th via Zoom, featuring PhD candidates Tania Islam and Vanessa Loh, who will describe their intriguing work. Faculty response and Q&A will follow. All Graduate Students are expected to attend. Click here for more details.

Crunch Time Cafe

Charles Library

Join us from December 7 to December 14 at Charles Library for our Crunch Time Café, a series of events during study days and final exams that includes free food, activities, and therapy dogs.  

December Weekend Writing & Research Retreat

Via Zoom

The December Weekend Writing & Research Retreat is a virtual retreat offered by the Student Success Center. During the Weekend Writing & Research Retreat, you'll set a writing goal and commit to focused working time. You'll work independently (but alongside a virtual community of other writers) in 50-minute chunks with 10-minute breaks in between.

CHAT Reading Group: Putting the Humanities PhD to Work

Via Zoom

CHAT will provide a FREE COPY of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work by Katina Rogers to the first 20 registrants to support engagement in our active discussion! Graduate students in the Humanities are especially encouraged to join. Faculty and administrators are also welcome. Discussion moderated by Kate Brelje (Philosophy).

Poets & Writers Series – Mary Gordon (Fiction) in Conversation with Kiley Reid

Via Zoom

Mary Gordon is the author of nine novels, including Final Payments, The Love of My Youth, Pearl, There Your Heart Lies, and Payback; seven works of nonfiction, including the memoirs Circling My Mother and The Shadow Man; and four collections of short fiction, including The Stories of Mary Gordon, which was awarded the Story Prize. … Continue reading Poets & Writers Series – Mary Gordon (Fiction) in Conversation with Kiley Reid

Graduate Forum

Via Zoom

The Graduate Forum will continue in the Spring with a Zoom event on Feb. 17, featuring two more of our advanced doctoral students and moderated by Ryan Omizo. Scott Thompson: “The Social Ecology of Character: Reading Popular Psychology and Determinism in the Victorian Sensation Novel” Micah Savaglio: “Teaching Disability and Access: Unflattening Multimodal Composition” See … Continue reading Graduate Forum