
Festival Highlights Student Filmmakers
A diverse group of 12 student films were presented at the 8th annual Gollin Film Festival on May 1, with the top three films winning $1,000 in cash prizes.

Krasznahorkai and Stănescu Win 2013 Best Translated Book Awards
This year’s event was part of “Literary Mews,” a new component of the PEN World Voices Festival organized by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

Trustee Endows English Professorship
“It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to contribute in my small way to a department that enriched my life,” said Hilfiker. “I am a very proud and grateful alumnus.”

The Glass Menagerie opens April 25
A powerful and moving drama, the play follows its iconic characters—the dreamer, Tom Wingfield, his crippled sister, Laura, and their overbearing mother, Amanda—as they deal with the disillusionment of the past and attempt to escape to a better future.
2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced
A testament to the diversity of books available to English readers, the lists of finalists include poets from China, Romania, and Macedonia, and prose writers from Djibouti, Russia, Iran, and Argentina

EVENT: Musicians from The Doors, Barenaked Ladies Come to Campus
Both talks are part of the IPM’s new “In Conversation” series which explores the lives of popular recording artists and their creative process.

EVENT: Ferrari Humanities Symposia: Reformations in Western Thought
Titled “Reformations in Western Thought,” the 2013 installment of the Ferrari Humanities Symposia looks at many of the advances associated with the Protestant Reformation.
EVENT: Community Celebrates Day of Brass
Participants will take part in free workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and rehearsals. A final festival performance and a special show by Prime Time Brass begins at 3 p.m.

The Day of the Arts
The two-day series of events combines dance, music, theatre, art, and culture to bring awareness to the many artistic disciplines housed across the University.

Events Explore Susan B. Anthony’s Life and Legacy
It may be difficult for many people to see Susan B. Anthony, who was often photographed looking dignified and austere, as the controversial figure that she was.