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Do You Need a Good Read?

October 29, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

EFTL faculty offer up some favorite and topical books to read (and re-read) every year. Our usual summer reading list was disrupted by the pandemic, but we are now providing a reading list to while away those long, socially distanced winter nights!

Sigma Tau Delta Engages Students, Despite Pandemic

October 28, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

PEMBROKE, N.C. (27 October 2020) — Despite challenges to meeting in person, the University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta continues to engage students and cultivate creativity and camaraderie, welcoming both members and non-members to take part in its activities.

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Dr. Scott Hicks Interviews Instructor Brigitte Knight About Teaching During the Pandemic

October 26, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

 On March 11, 2020, the UNC system ended in-person classes and transitioned all courses to fully remote instruction because of the COVID19 virus sweeping the globe.

Sigma Delta Pi Induction Ceremony

UNCP Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Celebrates National Society's 100TH Anniversary

February 17, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

PEMBROKE, N.C.— The University’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the Hispanic National Honor Society, recognizes college students who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language, literature, and cultures, and are committed to understanding the Hispanic world.

English Faculty, CCE, and Sigma Tau Delta Sponsor Little Free Library

January 8, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

PEMBROKE, N.C.

Sigma Tau Delta Joins National Writing Movement

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

The UNCP chapter of Sigma Tau Delta celebrated National Novel Writing Month 2019 with creativity through camaraderie.

Professor Melissa Schaub Publishes on Theory and Close Reading 

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Elizabeth Gaskell, whose famous works include North and South and Cranford, is probably not an author most scholars would associate with contemporary literary theory.

Students present at an undergraduate research symposium sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi.

Sigma Delta Pi Highlights Hispanic Culture and Scholarship 

January 7, 2020
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish Honor Society, celebrated its centennial this year, and while the UNCP chapter has not been around that long, it has certainly packed in a lot of activities!

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Student in the Spotlight: Bridgett Baldwin

December 19, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

A resident of Whiteville, North Carolina, Bridgett Baldwin is a senior English major with a concentration in Secondary Education (Grades 9-12).

ETFL Dead Author Reading Night

Poetry and Prose Come Alive, Thanks to ETFL Students and Faculty

December 3, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

This semester, students and faculty filled the student union with the words of famous authors.