Award Winning Poet Eugenia Leigh to Speak as Part of Major Author Reading Series
Leigh’s work has appeared in many publications including The Atlantic and Ploughshares.
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Major Author Reading Series Returns on October 13
Chuck Hogan and CJ Hauser are coming to campus to discuss their work.
Whitman on Walls Brings Poetry and Film Performance to Gaelic Park
The hybrid production kicks off Manhattan College’s celebration of 100 years in The Bronx.
Digital Arts and Humanities Program Flourishing at Manhattan College
Maeve Adams, Ph.D., and Adam Arenson, Ph.D., are helping other faculty members. develop their own digital humanities programs.
Major Author Reading Series Returns for 12th Year at Manhattan College
Suzanne Cope and Mark Doty will be the featured readers this semester.
Cristina Pérez Jiménez One of Nine to Receive U.S. Latino Digital Humanities Grant
The grant will support the development of a digital humanities project entitled “The Latino Catskills.”
A Trio of Jaspers Continue Postgraduate Service Tradition
Three Manhattan College students are moving on to opportunities with national service organizations.
Acclaimed Poet Richard Blanco to Give Virtual Reading
On March 3, Blanco will participate in Manhattan College’s Major Author Reading Series.
Jia Tolentino Takes Part in Major Author Reading Series on October 22
A staff writer at The New Yorker, Tolentino will host a virtual reading and Q&A.
NYC Media Lab Consortium to Provide Students, Faculty with New Opportunities
The collaboration will include internships, research and funding for entrepreneurial endeavors.
Major Author Reading Series Returns on October 24
Helen Phillips and Sarah Grieve will discuss their writing on campus.
American Shakespeare Company’s Travelling Troupe to Perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare’s beloved comedy comes to campus on October 18.
Academic Intersections
Manhattan’s latest interdisciplinary projects highlight the many upsides to crossing academic lines.
English Professor is One of 24 Nationwide to Receive Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship
Cristina Pérez Jiménez, Ph.D., earns competitive national fellowship.
Digital Arts and Humanities Program Combines Liberal Arts and Tech
The minor is designed to create critical thinkers for the digital age.
Major Author Reading Series Returns for Spring Semester
Alvaro Enrigue, Laura Sims and Erika Meitner will speak on campus.
American Shakespeare Center Returns to Manhattan College
The touring troupe will perform The Winter’s Tale on Friday, October 12.
Major Author Reading Series Starts with Poet Fatimah Asghar
Asghar’s work has been featured on PBS, NBC, Teen Vogue and Huffington Post.
College Volunteers Lead City-Wide Outreach During Mission Month
Students and faculty spent the month of April volunteering in New York City. In doing so, they carried out the Manhattan College mission, which inspires us to lead and serve our community.
Ernesto Quiñonez, Kaveh Akbar and Jo Ann Beard Lead Major Author Reading Series
This semester’s version of the Major Author Reading Series begins on Thursday, February 15.
Laughing Their Way to the Top: College Students Find Confidence in Comedy
Students involved in the extracurricular improvisational comedy troupe Scatterbomb develop the social prowess to excel both personally and professionally.
Major Author Reading Series Features High Profile Writers for Eighth Straight Year
Robert Greens, Meghan Kenny and David Eye will come to campus this fall.
Summer Outreach Program Prepares City Teens for College
From July 24 – 28, the Center for Academic Success hosted its seventh annual Summer Literacy Institute, an immersive learning experience that this year helped 30 rising high school seniors in New York City plan for college.
One Summer, Infinite Rewards
Alumni of the College’s Branigan Scholars Grant program remember the projects that helped shape their career paths.
John Evans ’17 Receives Carty Valedictory Medal, Addresses Class of 2017
Blind since the age of 5, Evans is a published author and graduated with an English major, a history minor and a medieval studies minor.
Italian American Food on TV
In a modern languages and literatures presentation, Rocco Marinaccio, Ph.D., professor of English, discusses Italian American cooking shows as a potent vehicles for the representation of Italian American Identity.
Anuk Arudpragasam, Author of One of 2016’s Top 10 Novels, to Read at Manhattan College
Arudpragasam will discuss “The Story of a Brief Marriage,” set during the Sri Lankan civil war.
Acclaimed Author of Young Adult Literature Motivates Students to Start Writing
Christine Seifert, author of the widely popular young adult novel, The Predicteds, gave a lecture on Apr. 5 that outfitted aspiring writers with the skills to draft and publish their own stories.
Peace Week Highlighted by Kathy Kelly’s Cost of War Lecture
Manhattan College will host a series of events surrounding the antiwar movement.
English Study Abroad Course Explores Literary London
A beloved intersession course whisks Manhattan College students into the world of Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens.
Major Author Reading Series Continues at Manhattan College
Heidi Julavits, Stephen P. Kiernan, Keetje Kuipers, and John Hoppenthaler will speak during spring semester’s M.A.R.S. events.
College Faculty Find Inspiration in Bethlehem
Faculty from the Schools of Business, Engineering and Liberal Arts spent Jan. 1-9 forging research and other academic partnerships with students and faculty at Bethlehem University, Palestine, and meeting prominent leaders and NGOs in Bethlehem, Hebron, and Jerusalem, including the Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Two Jasper Alumnae Win Emmy Awards
Katie Kerbstat ’11 and Laura Ricciardi ’92 were honored for their work on two highly popular series.
American Shakespeare Center Touring Troupe Performs Romeo and Juliet on Campus
The Hungry Hearts Tour brings the famed Shakespearean tragedy to Smith Auditorium.
Former English Professor’s Love for the College Lives On Through Liberal Arts Scholarship
The June Dwyer Liberal Arts Scholarship was established in 2011, and will be funded in the coming years by an estate gift to Manhattan.
Megan Sexton, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Christine Poreba to Speak During Semester’s Major Author Reading Series
The trio of writers will read their works, then participate in a one-on-one discussion.
Summer Research Scholars Take On Challenges
Manhattan College's Summer Research Program includes five students working on Lasallian-focused research projects, plus a collaboration with students from Bethlehem University.
Brendan Murphy '19 Receives Gaeltacht Summer Award To Study in Ireland
Lindenhurst, N.Y., resident will study the Irish language in the Gaeltacht regions of Ireland.
Jennifer Perrine To Conclude Semester’s Major Author Reading Series
Poet to share her award-winning works on April 28.
Major Author Reading Series Continues with Best-Selling Author Sam Lipsyte
Renowned author of Venus Drive, Homeland and The Ask to speak at Manhattan College for the biannual reading series on March 31.
Major Author Reading Series Continues as Three Acclaimed Writers Visit Campus
Students will hear insights from author Brandy Wilson on Thursday, Feb. 25.
Martin Becomes First Manhattan College Student to Receive Gilman Scholarship
Jenifer Martin ’17 will study abroad in Madrid after receiving the award.
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Adam Johnson to Conclude Fall Semester’s Major Author Reading Series
Award-winning author will share his work at Manhattan College on Nov. 19.
Poet Joanna Klink To Present Her Works at Nov. 12 Major Author Reading Series
Prolific poet will read from her collection on campus.
Br. Patrick Horner Receives Costello Excellence in Teaching Award
Nominated by one of his students, Br. Patrick is honored for 38 years of service to Manhattan College.
Major Author Reading Series Continues This Fall
Manhattan College to host three notable authors during the fall semester.
Michael Garriga to Conclude Semester's Major Author Reading Series
Creative writer and storyteller to present his works at Manhattan College on April 16.
Gianmarc Manzione ’02 to Return to Campus as Part of Major Author Reading Series
Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and nonfiction writer Gianmarc Manzione ’02 will visit Manhattan College on March 26.
Major Author Reading Series Continues with Poet Gregory Fraser
An esteemed poet and teacher, Fraser will visit campus on Feb. 18.
Major Author Reading Series Returns This Spring
Manhattan College will host four critically acclaimed writers, including one alumnus, during the spring semester.
Passports and Expatriates: Professor Reveals a Paradox of the Modernist Movement
‘Modernism and Mobility,’ a new book by Manhattan College professor Bridget Chalk, Ph.D., investigates the peculiar relationship between documentation and the individual.
Visiting Professor of English Explores Contemporary Craft Industry Through Creative Nonfiction
Suzanne Cope, Ph.D., published a new book “Small Batch: Pickles, Cheese, Chocolate, Spirits and the Return of Artisanal Food”
Major Author Reading Series Concludes with Poet Erica Dawson on Thursday, Nov. 13
Author of Big-Eyed Afraid and The Small Blades Hurt to wrap up the fall M.A.R.S. lecture series.
Major Author Reading Series Welcomes Novelist Ben Marcus on Oct. 23
Manhattan College’s M.A.R.S. program continues with Ben Marcus.
College Celebrates Shakespeare with Performance and Lecture
The American Shakespeare Center brings Much Ado About Nothing to campus, and the College also welcomes author Jean Howard on Oct. 7 for a lecture on Shakespeare.
Luminary Journalist and Jasper Alum Brings Music to the Masses Through Storytelling
John Swenson ’72 looks back on an adventure-filled career that started on campus with the Quad.
Esteemed Authors To Visit Manhattan College this Fall
The College’s Major Author Reading Series (M.A.R.S.) will commence on Sept. 18 with writer Jen McClanaghan.
College Celebrates First Annual Read Aloud on the Quad Event
More than 100 members of the College community gathered to read Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass on May 1.
College’s Major Author Reading Series Concludes with Writer Chris Tusa
Author of Dirty Little Angels and Haunted Bones to visit campus on April 24.
Distinguished Authors To Visit Manhattan College During Spring Semester
The College’s biannual Major Author Reading Series (M.A.R.S.) will begin on March 12 with poet Kwame Dawes.
Major Author Reading Series Concludes WithPoet and Critic Alicia Ostriker
Award-winning poet will read her works on Nov. 14.
Major Authors Reading Series Continues with Writer Jill Bialosky
Nationally acclaimed memoirist, novelist, poet and editor will visit Manhattan College on Oct. 8.
The American Shakespeare Center To Perform Othello as part ofManhattan College’s Family Weekend on Oct. 18
The ASC brings one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies to campus.
Renowned Authors to Visit Manhattan College
Major Authors Reading Series continues this fall with Mary Gaitskill, Jill Bialosky and Alicia Ostriker.
Senior Humanities Student Aims to End Economic Inequality
Jasper Summer Research Scholar Kathryn Wojtkiewicz ’14 joins a centuries-long dialog with her sights on the future.
Brother Francis Bowers Celebrates 50-Plus Years of Service
Br. Francis’ longtime and wide-ranging service helped shape the future of Manhattan College
Manhattan College Reading Series Concludes with Acclaimed Writer Honor Moore
Award-winning memoirist will read on April 24.
Manhattan College Reading Series Continues with Poet Iain Haley Pollock
Pollock will read from his award-winning poetry collection on March 26
Author Laura Schroff to Discuss Best-Selling Book "An Invisible Thread" at Manhattan College
Schroff’s personal story about a chance encounter with a panhandler is uniquely inspiring
Award-Winning Authors to Visit Manhattan College
For the sixth consecutive semester, Manhattan College’s English department will host the Major Authors Reading Series (M.A.R.S.), starting on Thursday, Feb. 28, with a reading by award-winning author Josh Weil.