“Most African American poets, if they had their druthers, would rather be musicians,” says Everette Hoagland, the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford, Massachusetts. “Ours is a spirituality with what we call flava. In every subgenre—be it the spirituals that come out of work songs, be it the blues, be it jazz—one follows the other, takes its trajectory from the other.”
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Lycoming College’s annually published, student-run literary journal, The Tributary released its second national issue this afternoon.
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More than 100 attendees from 24 colleges and universities joined Lycoming College’s second annual Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference on April 6 on the Lycoming campus to celebrate the region’s bright minds who are dedicated to furthering the humanities through high-level research.
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Fulfilling the requirements of a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of the Humanities Research Center, Lycoming College today launched the Lycoming College History Podcast Series. The podcasts serve the dual purpose of functioning as one component of a larger strategy to digitally preserve the institution’s 200+ year history, as well as providing research experiences for student interns as they prepare to embark on careers or graduate studies.
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Due to unforseen circumstances, this keynote address has been cancelled.
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Kathryn Palmer writes: Lycoming College is providing more research and experiential learning opportunities for students in hopes of setting itself apart in a tough enrollment environment.
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Celebrated radio host Dick Golden first met Tony Bennett in 1964, and they remained exceptionally close until the singer’s death this past summer. “One thing that really exasperated Tony,” Golden explained, “was when people used calculations to measure how many dollars were made on a song. ‘How many records did it sell?’ It’s not the litmus test of great art, or the lens to see it through.”
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Celebrated poet Rita Dove will present recent works during a reading at Lycoming College, Monday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room in the Krapf Gateway Center. Dove was named the Himes/Sweeney Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing this year at the College. The event is free and open to the public.
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Lycoming College welcomed several new faculty members to campus for the 2023-24 academic year, bringing a breadth of knowledge to classrooms at the nationally-recognized liberal arts and sciences institution.
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A $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of Lycoming College’s Humanities Research Center (HRC) has enabled student interns to spend the summer months working collaboratively with faculty members to develop a digital history of the College.
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Lycoming College’s annually published, student-run literary journal The Tributary has released its 2023 issue. The Tributary consists of student submissions of all types of prose, poetry, and artwork, regardless of students’ majors. This past year has brought major changes to the journal, as it not only has expanded to full online releases alongside its physical release, but has opened submissions to undergraduate students from across the nation. This involves two separate releases; one for Lycoming College specifically, and one that includes works from across the country.
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In her memoir Art: Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman, Laurie Pepper describes a particularly challenging recording session for her late husband, alto-sax legend Art Pepper: “He dragged himself out of the quicksand of that chart, ignoring it, at last, relying just on what he heard inside. It sounded as if he was ripping his own guts out in the studio. He was magnificent, and when he heard the take he knew it.”
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Lycoming College concluded its inaugural Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference this weekend after presenting awards to six students for their dedication to excellence in research. More than 100 conference goers representing 24 institutions of higher education from across the region and beyond participated in the event, attended student presentations, a keynote address, and enjoyed lunch together, all while helping to bridge the gap between their status as students and their futures as professionals in their fields.
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Phoebe Wagner, Ph.D., Lycoming College assistant professor of English, is releasing her debut novella. Titled “When We Hold Each Other Up: A Solarpunk Novella,” the book mixes the sci-fi, fantasy, and solarpunk genres. It is being published by Android Press, and comes out on Tuesday, April 18.
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