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
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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
Student Interview – Rilla Askew
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 English student Mason Powell interviews author Rilla Askew... MORE
Student Interview – Benjamin Lytal
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 English student Audrey O’Donnell interviews author Benjamin Lytal... MORE
Student Interview – Vu Tran
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 English student Caleb Freeman interviews author Vu Tran... MORE