Reflecting on his creative process, Hampsey said the nature of his artistic expression is grounded in more than 40 years of teaching British romanticism, classical Greece and the existential tradition in the English department.
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Failure: The first time I bombed
No one starts college expecting failure. In fact, what you find is almost the complete opposite. The sheer number of young and ambitious students all packed together in the same rigorous environment only heightens everyone’s primal urge to be at the very top. Like many of my peers, I wanted college to be the fresh […]
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‘Prose and Poses’: Cal Poly professor combines passions for writing and yoga in unique practice
Leslie St. John said her classes are intended to help participants find their expression through their body or words.
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Cal Poly’s TESL program: Teaching English, changing lives
“Language permeates everything.”
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Annual Loverspeak poetry reading to take place Friday
Loverspeak will include a dramatic reading of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” personal works, a reading of “The Raven” and original poetry from Cal poly faculty.
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Cal Poly professor featured in Conversations with Cal Poly Authors
Mary Stewart Atwell, a Cal Poly professor and notable author, will be featured in the upcoming event, Conversations with Cal Poly Authors.
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Huck Finn goes clean in new publication
A revised edition of the class American novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is set to be published mid-February that is intended to be less offensive and “cleaner” for the classroom.
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Summer make-up program ranks poorly with Cal Poly
The department heads of English and mathematics said they oppose the CSU mandated Early Start program because remediation isn’t a large problem at Cal Poly.
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Poly education helped writer in Hollywood
Cal Poly 1974 graduate Jim Kouf shared his path to Hollywood last Thursday as part of the College of Liberal Arts distinguished speakers series.