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Building Better Books and New Communities: Ten Years of the First Book Institute

By Joe Glinbizzi, the CALS Graduate Research Assistant—A story reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the First Book Institute and its impact on the shape of American literary studies.

A Virtual Visit to Carlisle’s Archive Amplifies Forgotten Indigenous Stories

By Phoebe Cykosky, the 2021-22 CALS Undergraduate Intern -- A look inside the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.

Kimmerer’s Stories Sustain Centre County Reads in 2022

By Phoebe Cykosky, the 2021-22 CALS Undergraduate Intern. A story reviewing this year's Centre County Reads programming events.

Old School, New Futures: How Two Americanists Plan to Reimagine English Graduate Training

By Joe Glinbizzi, the CALS Graduate Research Assistant—A story exploring the English Graduate Futures Initiative and its efforts to spotlight the professional possibilities of an English PhD.

“Unprecedented” Now and Beyond: On Year Two of CALS’s Webinar Series

By Joe Glinbizzi, the CALS Graduate Research Assistant—A preview/review story of the Center for American Literary Studies’ "Unprecedented" 2021/22 webinar series.