On Wednesday April 9, acclaimed poet Terrance Hayes visited Susquehanna to read his work and speak to students in the English and Creative Writing departments. Dr. Catherine Dent opened the evening with a quote from the poem “Disruption, Hesitation, Silence.”…
Category: Reading & Writing
Creative Writing Department Hosts Final Senior Reading of the SemesterÂ
Monday, April 7, marked the final senior reading of the semester, officially bringing the 2024-2025 readings to a close. Hosted by the Creative Writing Department, the event took place at 7 p.m. in Lore Degenstein Gallery and commemorated four graduating creative writing students, giving each the opportunity to read aloud…
Guy Graybill, Author of “BRAVO!” Shares Insight on Italian Music and Literature
By Jasmine Durst Several eons ago, when Guy Graybill was about to enter Gettysburg College, he pondered the choices, torn between the fields of history and journalism, but he had chosen the…
Creative Writing Department Hosts Second Senior Reading of the Semester
By Lily Papendick On Tuesday, April 1, the Creative Writing Department presented the second senior reading of the semester in the Lore Degenstein Gallery. Â The event honored five graduating creative writing…
National Library Week is Coming to SusquehannaÂ
Starting Monday, April 7, the Blough-Weis Library will be hosting daily events to celebrate National Library Week. Â
National Library week is a time to celebrate the role libraries play in our community and recognize that libraries are more than just buildings filled with books, they serve as places for learning, creativity, connection and they provide access to a multitude of resources…
Creative Writing Department Hosts First Senior Reading of the Semester
Featured: Kendall Reif reading “A Watcher’s Defiance.”
Founder of World’s Largest Rehabilitation Program Speaks as This Year’s Alice Pope-Shade Lecture
By Nick Williams, Photography Editor Assistant News Editor Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries—the world’s largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program—delivered a powerful lecture at Susquehanna University, weaving humor, theology and…
An Evening with Javon Johnson
By Lily Papendick With the month of February comes Black History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history. In honor of this…
Author of “The 1619 Project” Shares Wisdom in Weber Chapel
By Jasmine Durst Nikole Hannah-Jones visited Susquehanna University on Feb. 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Weber Chapel as part of the Susquehanna University 2025 Lecture and Discussion Series. She is the…
Clifford Thompson Visits Susquehanna
In the fourth installment of the Seavey Reading Series, Susquehanna University hosted visiting author Clifford Thompson on Feb. 4 in Isaac’s Auditorium. Â
Clifford Thompson is an essayist, novelist, illustrator and painter whose work often focuses on a mixture of race, identity and culture, with many of his pieces drawn from his own experiences as a black man growing up in America…