News Archives - Department of English

Sea, Poison, Caren Beilin’s New Book

March 27, 2026

Caren Beilin is the author of the novel Sea, Poison (New Directions, 2025), longlisted for the National Book Critic’s Circle Award in Fiction.

Missing Sam, Thrity Umrigar’s New Book

March 11, 2026

Thrity Umrigar's newest novel Missing Sam is out from Algonquin. Publisher's Weekly calls it an "engrossing thriller . . . that doubles as a moving meditation on otherness. . . . Though the hunt for Sam propels the narrative, Umrigar never loses sight of the bigger picture, including the...

Anisfield-Wolf Distinguished Visiting Writer Named

December 9, 2025

Rohan Chhetri is a poet and translator who earned a PhD from the University of Houston in 2023. For the past two years, he's been a postdoc at Texas Christian University, where he taught Asian American and World Literature courses as well as creative writing workshops. Chhetri has an MFA from Syracuse...

Guilford Parlor’s New Artwork: Corita Kent

September 22, 2025

Corita Kent (1918-1986) was an American educator, peace activist, and celebrated pop artist. More than a dozen prints from her Circus Alphabet have recently been installed on the first floor of Guilford House – a most appropriate convergence of artwork by a woman artist, an educator, and lover of...

Changing of the Guard

July 8, 2025

The summer is typically a slower time for academics, but I get to use my letter this month to announce a changing of the guard in the English department. I’m thrilled to share that Professor Chiyuma “Chi” Elliott stepped into the role of chair of the department on July...

June 23, 2025

Writing Program Faculty and Student Awards

The Writing Program recently recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of student writers and writing faculty at Case Western Reserve University. These awards were detailed in The Daily.