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Poet Solway on campus for reading
My NipissingEnglish DepartmentNipissing University welcomes poet David Solway to campus for a special reading from his latest volume of poetry, Installations, on Monday, April 11, at 10 a.m. in room R309. -
English studies symposium spotlights student success
My NipissingEnglish DepartmentNipissing’s department of English Studies is pleased to host the English Studies Student Symposium, March 16, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in room A252. -
Alum publishes book
AlumniEnglish DepartmentCongratulations to Nipissing University alumnus Corey Thompson (BA ’99), on the publication of his first book, Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville: “The Ever-Devilish God of Grog”. -
NU gives young students advantage with Shakespeare After School
English DepartmentMy NipissingThanks to an innovative program developed by Nipissing’s English Department and the North Bay Public Library, 12 lucky kids from the North Bay area have discovered Macbeth and its mesmerizing story of ambition, guilt and revenge. -
English Day welcomes high school students
English DepartmentRecently, the English department opened the curtain of university academia to give a group of local high school students a peak at life and studies at Nipissing during English Day. -
Poet Sutherland speaking at Nipissing
Seminar SeriesNipissing University welcomes poet Paul Sutherland to campus for a special presentation on January 13, 2014 from 11 a.m. – noon in room A252. -
Author Peterson to read
My NipissingEnglish DepartmentThe department of English Studies presents Alice Petersen, reading from her award-winning book of short stories, All the Voices Cry (Biblioasis 2012), on Monday March 11 from 10 – 11 a.m. in Room A122. -
Whetter reading at Nipissing TODAY
My NipissingEnglish DepartmentWriter, journalist, editor and professor of English, Darryl Whetter will be reading selections from his works at Nipissing University today, February 15, in room A122, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. -
English Studies
The primary way human beings communicate is through storytelling. Almost every interaction we have involves exchanging and analyzing stories, ideas, impressions and emotions. Given this fact of human culture, we see English Studies as teaching essential skills for life beyond the university.
