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Aurora Blanchard draws on experiences in the kitchen, traveling for Peruvian Spanish-to-English food dictionary

Blanchard's time at the Peruvian restaurant Astrid y Gaston inspired the pocket guide, which includes translations and pictures of regional fruits, herbs and vegetables....

Students grapple with new documentary, linguistic inequality alongside visiting sociolinguist

UMSL's Benjamin Torbert (at right) enjoyed introducing Walt Wolfram, whom he considers a mentor, to his own students and the broader campus community last week....

Visiting Shakespeareans to teach, perform ‘Richard III’ on campus in October

Actors From The London Stage will spend six days on campus showing Shakespeare to classes and audiences “like they’ve never seen it before.”...

Teaching award honors Frank Grady’s infectious energy for Chaucer, other traditionally difficult texts

The longtime UMSL professor and current chair of the Department of English is the recipient of the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching....

English professor partners with E. O. Wilson on ‘Darwin’s Bridge,’ heads up new journal

Joseph Carroll discusses the newly released volume of essays as well as his new role as editor-in-chief of "Evolutionary Studies in Imaginary Culture."...