RU School of Writing, Language & Literature

09/26/2026

SWLL at Open House!

09/22/2026

Tomorrow night! Don’t forget 😀

Please join the School of Writing, Language, and Literature for our Fall Game Night happening next Wednesday, Sept. 23rd. We hope to see you in Hemphill 4800 for a night of socializing and stress relief while playing games. Please note that this date is different from the original date sent out on the calendar of events. Contact Dr. Napolitano ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

09/22/2026

SWLL students, faculty, and alumni joined guests from around the country at Corridors: The Blue Ridge Writing & Rhetoric Conference on Saturday, September 19.

Special thanks goes to Dr. Laura Vernon for her work in planning the conference and Professor April Asbury for her riveting keynote speech!

09/18/2026

Spotted on display at the Pulaski public library, a book by English Professor Emeritus, Dr. Parks Lanier

09/18/2026

Join us for this year’s mid Autumn Festival on October 3, 2-5 pm in Kyle Hall 🍂

09/16/2026

“Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/books/annie-dillard-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.vFzT.rfSU7DKTqoXz&smid=nytcore-ios-share

09/16/2026

Please join the School of Writing, Language, and Literature for our Fall Game Night happening next Wednesday, Sept. 23rd. We hope to see you in Hemphill 4800 for a night of socializing and stress relief while playing games. Please note that this date is different from the original date sent out on the calendar of events. Contact Dr. Napolitano ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

09/15/2026

Hispanic heritage month (September 15-October 15) starts today. Who’s your favorite Latinx author?

09/13/2026

SWLL faculty enjoyed a rain-free annual picnic on Saturday!

09/10/2026

Reminder! 😀

Visit the Honeybees!

Interested in learning more about the emblem of Radford University, the amazing honeybee?

Visit Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary with other English & Foreign Language majors on Friday, September 11th in Floyd, VA! Meet us there at 4:00 or at Lot DC at 2:30 to carpool.

Then join us aferwards for music and food at The Floyd Country Store.

Contact Amanda Biviano
([email protected]) for
more info.