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Interview with Laura Blankenship (Ph.D. ’07)

Laura Blankenship, who graduated from the doctoral program in 2007, has pursued an exciting career path in academia that has not involved the traditional tenure-track route. Read our interview with her, below, in which she reviews how she came to our graduate program in English, decided on a technology-focused dissertation topic for her English Ph.D.,…Continue Reading Interview with Laura Blankenship (Ph.D. ’07)

Interview with Jeff Ayers (B.A. ’11)

B.A. alum Jeff Ayers, an English and creative writing teacher at Rogers High School in northwest Arkansas, recently published Skate the Thief, his first book in what will be a trilogy, The Rag and Bone Chronicles. We had the chance to visit with Jeff about his time as an English undergraduate, who/what all inspires his…Continue Reading Interview with Jeff Ayers (B.A. ’11)