UND English

09/18/2026

Mark your calendars 📆 Our own Dr. Patrick Henry will present at Northeast Modern Language Association - NeMLA webinar on "Art as Criticism and/or Reflection" this coming Thursday!

Registration is required for this FREE event that will be hosted on Thursday, September 24th at 6-7pm CT.

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09/11/2026

Mark your calendars and join us next week for the semester's first Open Mic Night!

📆Tuesday, September 15, 2026
📍Chester Fritz Library Room 225
🕖 7 p.m.
🎟️This event is FREE and open to the public!

https://calendar.und.edu/event/open-mic-night

09/03/2026

The stars aligned Tuesday as we celebrated Dr. Courtney Kersten (publishing as Courtney Ann LaFaive) and the launch of "Follow the Signs: Searching for Linda Goodman America's Forgotten Astrology Queen" (University of Iowa Press, 2026)!

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating this exciting new work and sending "Follow the Signs" out into the universe. ✨🌙

08/28/2026

Join us as we celebrate Dr. Courtney Kersten (publishing as Courtney Ann LaFaive) for her publication of "Follow the Signs: Searching for Linda Goodman America's Forgotten Astrology Queen" (University of Iowa Press, 2026) with a reading, signing, and refreshments!

📆Tuesday, September 1, 2026
📍Chester Fritz Library Room 406
🕗 7 pm
📚UND Bookstore will be onsite to sell copies of the book

08/27/2026

Dr. Justin Wigard is a featured speaker at the Grand Forks Public Library's Library Con event happening this Saturday, August 29!

We're excited to welcome three UND experts as featured speakers at Library Con on August 29!

🚀 Dr. Emily Midkiff — Science fiction & fantasy scholar focused on children's and YA literature

🦸 Dr. Justin Wigard — Pop culture scholar specializing in comics, digital humanities, & 20th/21st-century literature

🎮 Dr. Matt Knutson — Esports scholar and competitive Magic: The Gathering researcher

Come hear their unique perspectives on the fandoms, stories, and games we love.

08/25/2026

Page one of a new chapter 📚 Wishing everyone a successful semester!

08/07/2026

🎓💚 Congratulations to all of our summer graduates!

We're proud to celebrate our newest UND English graduates and all the hard work, creativity, and dedication that brought you to this moment.

Wherever your next chapter takes you, we're cheering you on!🎉📚

07/29/2026

Sarah Dohman is the recipient of the A.D. MacMaster and Neva Hydle English Scholarship for 2026-27. Sarah is originally from Texas but mainly grew up in Shelly, Minnesota. She is currently a sophomore majoring in English and minoring in Art. She also hopes to get certificates in Creative Writing and Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Her main interests in English include owning her own bookstore and publishing her own books. Fun Fact: She has an ever-growing collection of funky button ups! Congratulations, Sarah!

07/24/2026

Daizy Simek is the recipient of the Donald J. 'Jack' Robertson Memorial Scholarship for 2026-27. Daizy was born in Texas but grew up here in Grand Forks. She just graduated from high school and will begin her freshman year at UND this fall. She is majoring in English and Music. Fun Fact: She really loves writing poetry and novels, and plays about four or five instruments! Congratulations, Daizy!