The art of translation is more profound than word choice. Incarnating the spirit of the author, TU alumna Jennifer Croft (BA ’01) intuits the deeper meaning behind each turn of phrase or punctuation mark. From character description to building suspense,... MORE
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A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers with a Saudi Arabian Twist
Sacrificing love for country is a poignant and timeless struggle. Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Keija Parssinen received the 2017 Faculty Development Summer Fellowship to pursue this classic storyline with a Saudi Arabian twist. Parssinen grew up in Saudi Arabia... MORE
TU Alumna Trudy Lewis Shares her Writing Practice
Trudy Lewis (BA ’83) wrote a story every week while at TU. What started as a hobby transformed into an award-winning career dedicated to thoughtful prose. Based on a random weekly topic, Lewis and a friend devised intricate stories. “We... MORE
Award Winning Author Tom Perrotta Visits TU
On Wednesday, September 20 at 7 p.m., at Sharp Chapel on the TU campus, Tom Perrotta, the bestselling author of Election and Little Children will be reading from his latest book, Mrs. Fletcher. Both Election and Little Children were made... MORE
Alumni Profile: From Refugee to Author
Within a mosaic of fragmented memories, TU alumnus Vu Tran (BA ’98) attempts to remember his refugee voyage from Vietnam to Malaysia. His identity as a Vietnamese refugee serves as a catalyst to his writing career. At the age of... MORE
Silly in the South with Author Lisa Hinrichsen
Examine the role pop culture plays in America’s heartland with author Lisa Hinrichsen on Friday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m. in McFarlin Library’s Faculty Study. Her lecture, “Pop Goes the South: Southern Studies and the Silly Archive” will explore how... MORE
Whitney Cipolla receives Marcy Lawless Service Award
Whitney Cipolla, an English and women’s and gender studies senior in The University of Tulsa’s Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, has earned the 2016 Marcy Lawless Service Award. During her time as a TU student, Cipolla has amassed an extensive... MORE
Alumna Kim Johnson named CEO of Tulsa City-County Library
Kim Johnson (BA ’96) was named chief executive officer of the Tulsa City-County Library in November after 18 years of dedicated service in the 24-site system. She is the first African American to become the library’s top administrator. An alumna... MORE
Professor Latham: Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan breaks it down
Sean Latham, TU’s Pauline McFarlin Walter Professor of English and Comparative Literature, taught a course on Bob Dylan in spring 2016. Here, he weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding whether the songwriter/singer should have been awarded a Nobel Prize in this column... MORE
Student Interview – Trudy Lewis
This author interview is part of the Creative Writing Celebration scheduled for Sept 23-24, 2016. Please visit our web site for more information on the event, or to register for a workshop. TU student Savanna DeWeese interviews Author Trudy Lewis... MORE