Spotlights
![Jimmy Showers, wearing a black shirt and black wool coat, facing the camera with a small smile.](/english/promos/11686/600-jimmy-showers-600x600.jpeg)
Revamping a dream with AGRADE: An interview with English major Jimmy Showers
![Kinyel Ford in a long-sleeved green shirt with light brown curly hair and gold hoops, facing the camera and smiling.](/english/promos/11686/600-kinyel-friday-600x600.jpeg)
Meet alumna Kinyel Friday
![Selfie of Kyra Horton. Kyra smiles at the camera, has a short afro and wears a long sleeve black top and a necklace with a brass pendant.](/english/promos/11686/600-Kyra_Horton_spotlight_photo.jpeg)
Meet writing and media intern Kyra Horton
![Hands of a man typing on a laptop](/english/promos/11686/600-Wayne_Literary_Review_600x600.jpeg)
Wayne State editors bring creative writing to the world
![Dido Belle wears a turban and rests her head on her finger](/english/promos/11686/600-Maruca_Spotlight_Image_Dido_Belle.jpg)
Bringing the global eighteenth century to WSU
![ENG 3020 students volunteering at Detroit Phoenix Center.](/english/promos/11686/600-Webp_net-resizeimage_2_.jpg)
Service-learning in Detroit
![Danny Fenster in a maroon hat](/english/promos/11686/600-Danny_Fenster_600x600.jpeg)
Wayne State celebrates the release of Danny Fenster (M.A., 2016)
![Daniel Keyes smiling](/english/promos/11686/600-Daniel_Keys_600x600.jpeg)
Why empathy matters: The Daniel Keyes Family Endowed Scholarship
![Professor Marotti in front of books](/english/promos/11686/600-Marotti_2.jpg)
Supporting WSU faculty after retirement: Wayne State University’s Emeritus Academy
![Graphic from a pitch put together by Ron Wilson](/english/promos/11686/600-Screen_Shot_2021-01-26_at_4_04_43_PM.png)
Remembering Ron Wilson: Professional writing and community engagement
![An early modern woman.](/english/promos/11686/600-Warrior_Women.jpg)
From Warrior Women to Benedictine Nuns: Two New Digital Humanities Projects
![Nabilah Khachab sits at a table in a coffee shop, with a children's book in front of her](/english/promos/11686/600-Nabilah_Khachab_600x600.jpeg)
Rethinking Freaks in YA Lit: An Interview with Ph.D. Alumna Nabilah Khachab
![A picture of Rilee Meyers wearing a green sweatshirt.](/english/promos/11686/600-Rilee_Meyers_600x600.jpeg)
Meet writing and media intern, Rilee Meyers
![Photo of Jacqueline Kinnaird](/english/promos/11686/600-kinnard.jpg)
Meet writing and media intern Jacqueline Kinnaird
![Sham Smadi](/english/promos/11686/600-shaum_600_600.jpg)
Fresh Prints of Detroit; an interview with Sham Smadi
![History of King Lear book cover](/english/promos/11686/600-TateLear_edit_Size.jpg)
WSU faculty and students create an interdisciplinary resource for studying
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WSU students bring asylum for exiled writers to Detroit
![Celester overlooking the Tower Bridge over River Thames at London,UK](/english/promos/11686/600-celeste-frank-600x600.jpeg)
Study abroad in England with WSU English professor
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English Students Get Involved, Build Student Organization for the Creative Community
![Intern Nicole Saez](/english/promos/11686/600-Nicole_Saez_600x600.jpg)
Meet writing and media intern, Nicole Saez
![Alumna Amelia Mazur](/english/promos/11686/600-Amelia_Mazur_600x600.jpg)
Meet alumna English + global studies alumna, Amelia Mazur
![Alum John Kalogerakos](/english/promos/11686/600-John_Kalogerakos_600x600.jpg)
Meet alumnus and author John Kalogerakos
![Joseph Harris](/english/promos/11686/600-J_Harris_wsu.jpg)
Meet Joseph Harris
![Mary Grahame Hunter](/english/promos/11686/600-B6A02D6D-DDF3-418D-813B-EFC1F3D7F409_2_.jpg)
Meet Alum Mary Grahame Hunter
![Ebony Thomas](/english/promos/11686/600-EbonyThomas_copy.jpg)
Meet Ph.D. Ebony Thomas
![Tony DeGenaro](/english/promos/11686/600-TonyDeGenaro.jpg)
Meet Ph.D. student Tony DeGenaro
![adriennejankens](/english/promos/11686/600-img_7159.jpg)
Meet Ph.D. Adrienne Jankens
![Rachel Hackett](/english/promos/11686/600-42768254242_5cd50ca379_b.jpg)
Meet Alum Rachel Hackett
![Lisa Maruca](/english/promos/11686/600-prof_maruca.jpg)
Meet Professor Lisa Maruca
![Amy Latawiec](/english/promos/11686/600-AmyLatawiec.jpg)
Meet Ph.D. Amy Latawiec
![Nushrat Rahman](/english/promos/11686/600-NushratRahman_1_.jpg)
Meet Nushrat Rahman
![Daniel Keyes](/english/promos/11686/600-90.jpg)
Meet American writer Daniel Keyes
![Picture of M.L. Liebler](/english/promos/11686/600-M_L__Liebler_2018_600x600.jpg)
Meet author and professor, M.L. Liebler
![Ljiljana Progovac](/english/promos/11686/600-LjiljanaProgovac_copy.jpg)
Meet Ljiljana Progovac
![Student Amal Rass](/english/promos/11686/600-AmalRass_1__copy.jpg)
Meet Amal Rass
![Picture of Erik Mortenson](/english/promos/11686/600-Mortenson.jpg)
Meet Professor Erik Mortenson
![English major Justin Jacob](/english/promos/11686/600-Justin_jacob_600x600.jpg)
Meet English major and junior copywriter, Justin Jacob
![Christiana Castillo smiling at the Student Center](/promos/11527/600-600-castillo-optimized.jpg)
English student connects cultures with bilingual book
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Power couple Lacina and Rozzi chase their passions
![Alumna Patti Abbott](/english/promos/11686/600-Patti_Abbott_600x600.jpg)
Meet alumna Patti Abbott
![Alum Michael Zadoorian](/english/promos/11686/600-Michael_Zadoorian_600x600.jpg)
Meet alumnus and author Michael Zadoorian
![Professor Samantha Blackmon](/english/promos/11686/600-Samantha-Blackmon-600x600.jpg)
Meet alumna Samantha Blackmon
![Alumna Ruth Goldway](/english/promos/11686/600-Goldway-800x1043_copy.jpg)
Meet Ruth Goldway '68, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission
![Alum Doug Kuiper](/english/promos/11686/600-Doug_Kuiper_600x600.jpg)
Meet alum and Ilitch spokesman Doug Kuiper
![Lecture Shenika Hankerson](/english/promos/11686/600-ShenikaHankerson.jpg)
Meet lecturer Shenika Hankerson
![Alumna Pamela Smith](/english/promos/11686/600-Pamela-Smith-600x600.jpg)
Meet English and pre-med alumna, Pamela Smith
![Professor Chera Kee](/english/promos/11686/600-ckee.jpg)
Meet Ph.D. Chera Kee
![Student Angelia Buckingham](/english/promos/11686/600-Angelia_Buckingham_600x600.jpg)
Meet English major, film minor Angelia Buckingham