VMI Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies

03/24/2023

Chealsea Sias, VMI 2017, who won an individual boxing title at the United States Intercollegiate Association National Championships in March 2017, is shown posing in her VMI boxing uniform. This ambrotype portrait was taken by photographer Robert A. Williams as part of a VMI summer school class in the Department of English, Rhetoric, Humanistic Studies. The class participants posed for and learned about ambrotype portraits as part of a class assignment.

07/15/2022

Congratulations to LTC Knepper on this wonderful accomplishment!

Lt. Col. Steve Knepper, associate professor in the Department of English, rhetoric, and humanistic studies, recently published his first book, “Wonder Strikes: Approaching Aesthetics and Literature with William Desmond.” It's an examination of Desmond’s approach to aesthetics, art, and literature, and what strikes wonder in daily life.
Read more here: https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2021-2022/vmi-professor-publishes-philosophy-and-literature-book.php

12/12/2020

Hear Lt. Col. Julie Phillips Brown discuss her forthcoming debut collection of poems, The Adjacent Possible, as well as current work. This episode of With Good Reason features fellow Virginia writers Louis Gallo (Radford University), Ivan Rodden (Christopher Newport University), and Caseyrenée Lopez (John Tyler Community College).

What do the mythological Chimera and motherhood have in common? In her work, poet Julie Phillips Brown (Virginia Military Institute) dissects this and other biological queries, cleverly unveiling what makes …

06/24/2020

We're so proud of our recent alumna, Annika Tice! Read here about her Fulbright experience in the Ivory Coast and her reflections on teaching!

Annika Tice ’19 spent six months in the Ivory Coast working with students as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

10/17/2019

English major Alex Ramsey is leading the FCS Fan Vote for 2019 Walter Payton Award! Help give him a boost and vote here:

Who's the current favorite to be named the best offensive player in the FCS?

05/04/2017

Yesterday evening marked the publication of the third issue of Cadence, VMI's cadet-run journal for literature and the arts. The Editors were joined by our featured guest speaker, poet Lauren Alleyne. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Editorial Board of Cadence next year, please contact Maj. Julie Phillips Brown, Cadet Samuel Crawford (Editor-in-Chief), or Cadet Sarah Lemon (Managing Editor).

04/27/2017

The 2017 issue of Cadence is here! Please join us next Wednesday, 5/3, at 1945 in the Turman Room for our annual publication reception 🎉

04/06/2017

This year's issue of Cadence is in production!

The new issue is in production!

12/03/2016

It was a rainy night, but a happy crowd for the Award Reception for the 2016 Creative Arts Contest!

12/03/2016

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Creative Arts Contest. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared your incredible work with the Cadence Editorial Board. Please keep sharing and look for the next issue of Cadence in the Spring!

POETRY
1. Matt Penaranda, “Patrón Saints of Pastiche”
2. Casey Clune, “The Greatest Sin”
3. Samuel Barnett, “Leather Bound Heart”

MEDIA ARTS
1. Sarah Lemon, Girl Come Home
2. Daniel Warner, “Metamorphosis”
3. Christopher J. Schmitz, “Rise”

PROSE
1. Joel Thomas, “December”
2. Carter Johnson, “Trains”
3. Casey Clune, “Another Day at the Supermarket”

VISUAL ART
1. Jack Hanks, “Life and Times”
2. Sierra Sell, Untitled
3. Rebecca Serrano, Through the Glass
3. Ellana Avery, Mayan Then and Now

10/26/2016

English majors in the news:

"Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees."

And there's this: "Those with degrees in English and in foreign languages also brought home bigger paychecks, with starting salaries rising 14.3% and 13.6%, respectively."

Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees. Class of 2015 graduates from those disciplines are employed at higher rates than their cohorts in the class of 2014, a survey shows.