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English majors present Capstone projects
David Greisman studied Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Fourteen English majors presented their Capstone projects May 3 at a poster display in Hill Hall. Subjects ranged from the poetry of Langston Hughes to how disabled characters are portrayed in modern fiction and memoirs. » Full Story

Students present at professional conference
Meghan Carlton ’08, Eric Danforth ’08, Associate Professor of English Rebecca Carpenter, Christine Frieman ’08
- Three students presented professional papers Oct. 27-29 at the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association Convention, which they attended with Associate Professor of English Rebecca Carpenter. » Full Story

First-year students meet “Persepolis” author
Ross Feinberg ’10, Max Robinson ’10, the author, Fernando Gomes ’10, Assistant Professor of English Kate Dobson, and Caitlin Rivet ’10
- Students from McDaniel and other Maryland colleges attended a lecture by critically acclaimed graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi Nov. 1 at Goucher College. She told the crowd of more than 600 that the purpose of her work is to encourage people to relate to those of different cultures. Satrapi’s memoir “Persepolis,” in which she describes her childhood in Iran during the Shah’s regime, was required reading for the class of 2010, and many of the McDaniel attendees were freshmen. » Full Story