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...James Engell ’73, chair of the English and American literature and language department, asked Knowles whether the terms of restricted-use funds could be changed to meet new needs in a time of tightened budgets...
...frankly don’t see how to spend this money,” Engell said of some of the restricted funds in the English department...
...punk ass”, “homie”, and “wassup” freely on stage. He name-checks Redman and Old Dirty Bastard. He wears his cap backwards and spits rhymes with fierce energy and unbridled theatrics. Naturally, Loker Professor of English W. James Simpson thinks he’s awesome. Simpson admits that he’s not much of a hip-hop enthusiast, but Brinkman’s brand of rap—literary hip-hop, or lit-hop—is relevant to the medievalist; Brinkman translates “The Canterbury...
George A. Thampy ’10: Omphaloskepsis. It means the contemplation of one’s navel; [words like this] give the English language its color, its vibrancy...
...commercial real estate firm. It was there, when some members of the firm “decided to take a chance” on her and offered her additional responsibilities, that Fiorina decided she might want to go into business. After a period of self-exploration which included teaching English in Italy, Fiorina enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Maryland, earning an MBA in 1980. While rising through sales at AT&T, Fiorina encountered challenges as a woman in the workforce. She spoke about how before her first sales pitch, her co-worker suggested that she might...