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Lisa Wood

Writing For Another Realm

Vampires. The afterlife. These are just a couple of the subjects Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Lisa Wood (L. Marie Wood), M.F.A., explores in her novels, the newest of which, the afterlife-focused “The Realm: Book One,” will be published on Oct. 29, just two days before Halloween. Wood, who is in her second term as […]

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Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of English Christin Taylor, Ph.D., with her book "Labor Pains."

College of Arts & Sciences News: Spring/Early Summer 2020

Assistant Professor of English Christin Marie Taylor, Ph.D., received the Eudora Welty Prize for the best book of the year by University of Mississippi Press for her book, “Labor Pains: New Deal Fictions of Race, Work, and Sex in the South.”  Since mid-March, the McCormick Civil War Institute and its Director Jonathan Noyalas ’01, M.A., […]

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Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of English Christin Taylor, Ph.D., with her book "Labor Pains."

Shenandoah University English Faculty Member Publishes Book

Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of English Christin Marie Taylor, Ph.D., has published her first book, Labor Pains: New Deal Fictions of Race, Work, and Sex in the South which is a part of the Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies. ‘Labor Pains’ grew out of my dissertation. That project began with my desire […]

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Alumni Successes

Ashayla Byrd '21 portrait

Byrd ’21 Making A Mark With Performing Arts Organization

Ashayla Byrd ’21, who graduated from Shenandoah with degrees in dance and English, said her time at Shenandoah prepared her for life by teaching her how to form strong, meaningful connections with others. “My time at Shenandoah showed me the importance of cultivating intentional connections with people and centering the relationships I can build rather […]

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Images of Shenandoah University graduates Brenda Nieves ’18 and Maddie Albornoz ’18, who will enter Peace Corps service in September.

Shenandoah Graduates Join The Peace Corps

– By Rachel Deanne Sherman ’18 For the first time, two new Shenandoah alumnae will serve in the Peace Corps at the same time. Brenda Nieves ’18 and Maddie Albornoz ’18 leave for their programs in September. Heading to Indonesia Nieves will teach English in Indonesia and assist with strengthening an English speaking program. She […]

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