English and Communication Studies

Amy Lemmon Receives Grant for Travel and Research

February 18, 2025 Kim Masibay Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

In January, Professor Amy Lemmon, a poet and the acting assistant chair of English and Communication Studies, received a 2025 […]

Richie Narvaez Awarded a Letras Boricuas Fellowship

November 11, 2024 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Richie Narvaez, assistant adjunct professor of English and Communication Studies, was recently awarded a Letras Boricuas Fellowship from the Mellon […]

Globally Connected 2023: Meet Our New Faculty—Part 2

August 15, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

In this virtual event, meet FIT’s new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global […]

Amy Lemmon in pink shirt seated at a writing desk

Amy Lemmon Completes Juried Residency at Saltonstall

September 11, 2022 Irina Ivanova Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Last summer, Amy Lemmon, a poet and professor of English and Communication Studies, completed her first residency—a four-week fellowship at […]

David Mills: Boneyarn: Poems About the History of Slavery in NYC

March 16, 2022 Laura Hatmaker

Poet, performer, and educator David Mills will read from and reflect upon the research behind his recent collection, Boneyarn, the […]

Pulitzer-Winning Poet Speaks During Civility Week

October 22, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Top Stories

Jericho Brown’s poetry takes inspiration from a wide variety of sources, including Greek myth, American civil rights, and Alabama vernacular. […]

LeVar Burton Reads "Room for Rent" by Richtie Narvaez

Short Story by Richie Narvaez Selected for National Podcast

September 8, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

A short story by Richie Narvaez, English and Communication Studies, titled “Room for Rent,” was selected by actor and literacy […]

Readers Wanted

August 10, 2020 FIT Newsroom Alumni, Faculty/Staff, Hue Feature, Museum, School of Art & Design, School of Liberal Arts

Shortlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, Dominicana (Flatiron Books, 2019) […]

POSTPONED: Fine Lines: Reclaiming Imperiled Language and Culture—Poet Solmaz Sharif

January 2, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

POSTPONED Poet Solmaz Sharif will read from and discuss her groundbreaking book of poems, LOOK (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist […]

Book Signing: Amy Lemmon, “The Miracles”

September 25, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

Amy Lemmon, chair, English and Communication Studies, reads from and signs copies of her latest poetry collection, The Miracles (C&R […]