Tag: creative writing
Writer’s Week 2015
Claudia Rankine, Keynote speaker
Literature enthusiasts and members of academia filled the chairs and couches in the UCR Bookstore Lounge last Monday to witness the...
Global studies lecture provides insight on social media protests
On Dec. 3, renowned activist and author Todd Gitlin gave a lecture on the effects of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the future...
Professor Spotlight: Susan Straight
Only a couple of weeks ago, Susan Straight, UCR’s beloved professor of the creative writing department, received the 2013 Robert Kirsch Award. This award,...
The Freshman Fifteen: Did You Know?
1. Did you know that all of the campus housing options are named after regions of Scotland?
Aberdeen, Bannockburn, Oban, Pentland Hills and the rest...
UCR’s 36th annual writers week
Last week, UCR hosted its 36th annual Writers Week Conference showcasing award-winning poets, novelists and journalists alike. Students and faculty gathered in INTS 1128...
‘Between Heaven and Here’: A New Novel by Professor Susan Straight
Students, faculty and library staff gathered on Oct. 3 to hear Professor Susan Straight speak of her new novel, “Between Heaven and Here.” The...