KU Department of English

05/28/2026

KU Law student and English alumnus Will Orlowski (BA '15) has been awarded the Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership and Service Award.

This award is given annually to the graduate who has most distinguished themselves in the combined areas of scholarship, leadership and service.

Rock chalk, Will!

Eleven University of Kansas School of Law students received awards during the spring 2026 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community.

05/19/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 and our English Awards recipients! We are so proud to celebrate you.

Class of 2026, we are excited to see where takes you next. Keep in touch!

For a full list of our award winners, visit https://english.ku.edu/awards

05/15/2026

Big congratulations to Professor Darren Canady!

Professor Canady has received the John C. Wright Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, presented by Dean Roberts, and the Mabel S. Fry Award.

The John C. Wright Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award recognizes faculty and academic staff who provide outstanding mentorship to master’s and doctoral students. The Mabel S. Fry Award honors excellence in teaching and is nominated by undergraduate or graduate students in the department.

Please join us in congratulating Professor Canady on these well deserved honors!

05/15/2026

A few moments from Milestones 2026.

This year, Milestones included graduate student recognition, graduate awards, teaching awards, and a special retirement recognition for Philip Wedge.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating!

And thank you, Phil!

05/15/2026

Congrats to soon-to-be TRIO SSS graduate Leah Duvall! Leah is completing her B.F.A. in Visual Art and minors in English and Psychology.

05/12/2026

Congrats to soon-to-be TRIO SSS tutor graduate Max Muehlberger! Max is completing his B.A. in English (Language, Culture and Rhetoric) and is Pre-Law.

05/07/2026

05/01/2026

KU English student Wyatt Vaughn, double majoring in chemical engineering and creative writing, has been named a 2026 Udall Scholar!

Please join us in congratulating Wyatt!

To read more about the Udall Scholarship and Wyatt Vaughn, visit the following link:

https://news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-student-wyatt-vaughn-named-udall-scholar

05/01/2026

Join us for readings from students completing creative writing theses for departmental honors.

Featuring:
Carolyn Brotherson, Hazel Sylvester, Max Bryan, and Reece Wohlford.

Friday, May 8
4:00 PM
Watson Library 3 West

Open to all.

04/29/2026

Your gifts support research!

In 2025, awarded graduate students Jess House and Emma Webster with the donor-funded William Albrecht Memorial Scholarship for their archival work on an anonymous short story named 'Ithuriel.'

House and Webster were first made aware of 'Ithuriel' during their summer institute course with Austen scholar Dr. Devoney Looser, a visiting professor from ASU. (The summer institute and tuition support for students are also made possible through your donations!)

You can support future research projects by donating today at tinyurl.com/KUEnglishOneDay and read more about House and Webster's work in last year's English Accents linked below.

https://english.ku.edu/sites/english/files/files/English%20Accents/English%20Accents%202025%20Book.pdf