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08/20/2026

Happy Birthday Lindsy!🎉

08/20/2026

"If you want to be promoted, you have to [write well]... I think you lose a part of yourself if you don't take your writing seriously, to the point where you get inspired and you have curiosity to help guide you.”

Listen to the full episode of Can I Get a Retake? with Dr. Chantelle MacPhee wherever you get your podcasts: https://grl.pub/podcast

08/17/2026

"Don't replace authenticity because you want to be flawless, because then you lose your voice, and your voice in amongst a whole bunch of others will mean nothing."

Listen to the full episode of Can I Get a Retake? with Dr. Chantelle MacPhee wherever you get your podcasts: https://grl.pub/podcast

08/12/2026

"News outlets, media outlets, careers need English majors more than ever. AI will never understand empathy, compassion... In fact, they're looking for English majors to help train AI. It's invaluable."

Listen to the full episode of Can I Get a Retake? with Dr. Chantelle MacPhee wherever you get your podcasts: https://grl.pub/podcast

08/10/2026

Happy Birthday Travis!🎉

08/05/2026

English professor Chantelle MacPhee traces an unlikely path — from leaving high school without a diploma to teaching Shakespeare and Romantic poetry across four countries. MacPhee shares how immersing herself in Spanish while teaching in Puerto Rico reshaped her approach to diverse learners, why reading aloud builds student confidence, and what draws her to the surprising connections between Shakespeare and the Romantics.

She also offers a candid take on AI in the writing classroom: a useful tool for navigating information overload, but no substitute for the authentic, flawed, human voice that makes writing worth reading. A conversation about empathy, authenticity, and why teaching remains, above all, an art form.

Listen to our new episode of Can I Get a Retake? wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube:

In this episode of Can I Get a Retake?, English professor Chantelle...

07/31/2026

Happy GRL Anniversary Molly! 🤩Thank you for everything you do for GRL and our authors❤️

07/29/2026

Happy GRL Anniversary Abby! 🥰Thank you for everything you do for GRL and our authors💕

07/27/2026

"The purpose [of teaching] is for [students] to have this general knowledge base that they're continually adding to as they go through all of their courses, and that general sense for how thing work."

Listen to the full episode of Can I Get a Retake? with Dr. Elizabeth Griffith wherever you get your podcasts!

https://grl.pub/podcast

07/25/2026

Happy GRL Anniversary Michelle! 🤩Thank you for everything you do for GRL and our authors❣️