Lynchburg English Department

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University of Lynchburg English Department Work With Words
Major in English
Minors in English, Creative Writing, and Professional Writing

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University of Lynchburg English Department Work With Words
Major in English
Minors in English, Creative Writing, and Professional Writing

http://www.businessinsider.com/english-major-medical-school-doctors-2017-11

A surprising number of doctors were undergrad English majors — and it's not just about GPA There's a decent chance your doctor didn't study biology, chemistry, or any other science when they first got to college.

We're thrilled to announce that our recurring study abroad program in London has been approved for another year. Plan ahead to join us next summer in London for British Drama and Travel Writing! It's a 3-week course: one week of classes on campus and 2 weeks in London. Start thinking about it now and let Dr. Bates and Dr. Dickson know if you have any questions!
There is a Facebook group for the program that has previous participants and is full of posts and pictures - it's a great place to browse and ask questions about the program: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCBritishDramaInLondon/?ref=bookmarks

Happy Monday!
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Was this just a week ago? We miss you all already! Hope everyone is relaxing and enjoying the summer, despite the weather 🌧️

We're all for learning coding. And anything else that you want.
But it's the humanities that makes the difference. As we're learning, more and more, it's not how to make something that we need to be asking, it's whether we should. And it's our education in the humanities that helps us ask those questions.

Coding skills won’t save your job — but the humanities will While a basic understanding of computer science may always be valuable, it is not a future-proof skill.

Congratulations to all of our graduates today!
Tag us in your Carnegie steps photos, please!

After Graduation, Meet At the Carnegie Steps!
Gather in front of Carnegie right after the ceremony tomorrow for our traditional department photo. Don't meet family somewhere else and mosey over later - you'll be too late! Just make Carnegie your family meeting spot for after the ceremony, and let them get some photos there, too.

Please join us on Friday at 4pm in the Daura Gallery for the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society induction. We'll be pinning new members Brooke Bosiger, Samah Rash, and Katelyn Zawojski and cording both new members and fall inductees Peter Conlon, Kay Hames, Halley Jarrett, and Holly Peterson. We'll also be installing our new officers for the 2018-2019 year. Reception to follow.

Carrie Brown and Molly McCully Brown present Thornton reading At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, novelist Carrie Brown and her daughter, the poet Molly McCully Brown, will team up for a Thornton reading in Schewel Hall’s Sydnor Performance Hall. Carrie Brown is the author of seven novels, including The Stargazer’s Sister, which won the People’s Choice

https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-want-your-child-to-succeed-dont-sell-liberal-arts-short-1520030546

If You Want Your Child to Succeed, Don’t Sell Liberal Arts Short Critical-thinking skills are useful in any profession, and not all classes are obscurantist or politicized.