Dr. Mike Boylan, professor of philosophy at Marymount, is a prolific writer and scholar, and has published over a dozen books and ninety articles on ethics and moral philosophy. His most recent book, published in 2008, is titled The Good, the True, and the Beautiful. Dr. Boylan is particularly interested in the connections between [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Interdisciplinary Connections….
Posted in Faculty, Publications & Projects on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Poetry Reading: Dan Albergotti
Posted in Events on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poet Dan Albergotti, author of The Boatlands and winner of the 2007 A. Poulin, Jr. poetry prize, will present his work at the spring poetry reading on April 3, 2009. The reading is open to all members of the Marymount community and will be held in the Lee Reception Room at 12 p.m.
Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction
Posted in Courses, Faculty on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interested in writing the next great short story? You’ll be happy to hear that the focus of the topics in creative writing course next fall is fiction writing. Professor Ellen Herbert, who has published her work in a variety of publications, will be teaching the class. To read one of her stories, “Krakow, 1947,” go [...]
MU Film Fest
Posted in Events, Publications & Projects, Students on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Students from EN 220 will be hosting a documentary film festival from 3:30-8 PM on Saturday, April 4th, at Marymount University’s Reinsch Auditorium.
The festival will show two feature documentaries: “A Place to Land,” and “Playing Columbine: a true story of videogame controversy.”
“A Place to Land” follows the journeys of homeless parrots in captivity across the [...]
Coming in the fall: American Sign Language
Posted in Courses, Uncategorized on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, students requested that the department add a course in American Sign Language. Since the department houses both literature and language courses, we were happy to meet the request. Next fall, the department will offer a new elective: EN 150 Introduction to American Sign Language. The course will provide an introduction [...]