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TWU ESFL remembers Professor Emeritus William Tanner 1937-2020

Professor Emeritus William Tanner, Ph.D., passed away at the age of 82 on August 24, 2020. Tanner enjoyed a long and fruitful career in the TWU Department of English, Speech and Foreign Languages. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center, Baylor Scott and White Hospital, Foundation Office, 2401 S. 31st St., Temple, TX 76508.

U.S. Department of State awards $35,000 grant to Benner, Phillips

The U.S. Department of State has awarded a $35,000 grant aimed at increasing education abroad opportunities for minority students to William Benner, PhD, an assistant professor of Spanish, and Annie Phillips, PhD, executive director for International Affairs.

ESFL's Phyllis Bridges discusses TWU's new pandemic collection with KRLD radio

To help chronicle the impact of COVID-19 and add rich context to its ongoing challenges, Texas Woman’s University is embarking on a project to collect writings in multiple forms. It's a new collection called Voices of the Coronavirus Pandemic: The Chancellor Carine M. Feyten Collection. KRLD's John Liddle talked with Phyllis Bridges, Cornaro Professor of English at TWU about the project.

Phyllis Bridges, PhD, appointed to board of Texas Folklore Society

Phyllis Bridges, Ph.D., Cornaro Professor of English, has been unanimously elected to a three-year term on the Board of the Texas Folklore Society and has been appointed to the search committee for the secretary-editor of the society. The Texas Folklore Society is in the process of moving from Stephen F. Austin State University to Tarleton State. Bridges has served as President of the Texas Folklore Society and has published numerous articles in their publications and proceedings.

Em Ramser receives TWU Alumni Association's Outstanding Student Award

The Awards and Honors Committee of the TWU Alumni Association has selected Em Ramser to receive the 2020 Outstanding Student Award.