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2025 Honorary Degree Symposium

Please join the SMU Community as we cordially invite you to the Honorary Degree Symposium featuring a conversation with 2025 Honorary Degree recipient Dr. Ruth Simmons Distinguished education leader Dr. Ruth Simmons will join us for a conversation moderated by local writer Charlise Lyles to discuss Dr. Simmons’s critically acclaimed memoir, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey […]

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Dr. Sebastian Paramo Announced as a Finalist for the Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters

Sebastian Paramo, author of Portrait of Us Burning (Curbstone Books, 2023), was named a finalist for the 2023 Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters. Each year, the Texas Institute of Letters awards authors and poets who are Texas locals or whose writing substantially concerns Texas for their exemplary writing. Congratulations, […]

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Macabe Keliher’s op-ed featured in The Hill

Associate Professor Macabe Keliher published an op-ed in The Hill titled, “Tariffs won’t bring back American manufacturing.” In the piece he argues that in order to revive manufacturing, the US needs a comprehensive economic program and industrial policy, not just tariffs. The op-ed is based on his current research in East Asia developmental states. Read […]

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Recent Publication by Professor Samantha Mabry

Samantha Mabry recently published her book, Clever Creatures of the Night, with Algonquin Young Readers. In this gripping literary horror, Case’s best friend goes missing, forcing her into a bizarre, cultlike—and possibly murderous—world, perfect for fans of The Honeys and Mexican Gothic. Praise for Clever Creatures of the Night: “Mabry’s blend of gritty realism and […]

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Dr. Sebastian Paramo Announced as a Finalist for the Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters

Sebastian Paramo, author of Portrait of Us Burning (Curbstone Books, 2023), was named a finalist for the 2023 Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters. Each year, the Texas Institute of Letters awards authors and poets who are Texas locals or whose writing substantially concerns Texas for their exemplary writing. Congratulations […]

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Dr. Christopher González Elected President of MELUS

Dr. Christopher González has been elected president of MELUS, a distinguished academic organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of multi-ethnic US literature. MELUS strives to engage in interdisciplinary perspectives to deepen the understanding of multi-ethnic narratives and their cultural, historical, and theoretical contexts. As president, Christopher González will lead the organization in its […]

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Recent Publications from Professor Pauline Newton

Pauline Newton’s 2014 article “Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim” will be reprinted by University of Mississippi Press. In addition, Dr. Newton’s article “Collecting Seeds of Destiny in Li-Young Lee’s The Wing Seed: A Remembrance” will soon be reprinted by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Finally, Dr. Newton’s review of The Postcolonial Millenium: […]

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Department Chair Dr. Christopher González Speaks on Two Podcasts

Professor Christopher González recently appeared on two podcasts, sharing insights from his collegiate athletic career and his literary expertise. On Talk’n Throws Podcast, he reflected on his years as a shot putter, and on the Project Narrative Podcast, he discussed Junot Díaz’s recent work of flash fiction, The Books of Losing You, with Prof. James […]

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SMU English’s 2022-2024 Hughes Fellow in Creative Writing Wins Prestigious Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

Samyak Shertok, a Hughes Fellow in Creative Writing from 2022-2024, has been awarded the prestigious Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, a remarkable recognition within the poetry community. This national award, which is part of the Association of Writers & Writing Program’s Award Series, celebrates exceptional emerging poets, and Samyak’s achievement is a testament to the […]

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Dallas Observer highlights Professor Sanderia Faye’s work in building Dallas’ literary community

Click here to read a feature in the Dallas Observer highlighting Professor Sanderia Faye’s career and role as a “champion community builder” of Dallas’ literary scene.