Hi, all. I just finished up my BFA in dramatic writing--playwriting, specifically--at NYU. I'm entering NYU's MA program in English and American literature in the fall. (Don't worry--I have a scholarship--I'm not paying anything.) My undergrad advisors knew nothing about English, so this community played a huge role in helping me apply without ( Read more... )

Providence mayor wants to tax college students

AP

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The mayor of Providence wants to slap a $150-per-semester tax on the 25,000 full-time students at Brown University and three other private colleges in the city, saying they use resources and should help ease the burden on struggling taxpayers...

I really hope this doesn't become a ( Read more... )

Since jgiraldo's post brought up this subject in a way--- how likely do you think it is that I can get approved for a mortgage with only two stipends as income.  My partner and I will have a  combined income of a measly 27k, but guaranteed for 5 years must mean something.

Not like any of you can really answer this for sure-- I'll have to apply for ( Read more... )

If any of you are going to be in Southern California within the next two weeks, the UC Riverside English Dept. is sponsoring a talk entitled, "The Queer Space of China" by David Eng, professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. The program is free to the public. The date and time are listed above, and here's the link to the rest of the ( Read more... )

The latest article about how our model of graduate education is broken ( Read more... )

Saw a link on applyingtograd today to this, a report on grad school and the grad school admissions process written by a computer science professor ( Read more... )

Hey, to the other people who got offered the NYU Masters...did you tell them you weren't accepting it? I completely forgot about it and don't have the paper anywhere either. I'm assuming it doesn't matter, but do I need to tell them I won't be going? I notified everyone else, but somehow totally spaced this one.

I just found out she passed away yesterday. What a loss.

So I finally got in touch with the department at CUNY ( Read more... )

Hey folks!
Anyone else attending the conference in New Orleans this week? If so, let's organize a WGIer event. We can grab dinner or bar hop a bit. I grew up there and know the city well, so come hang out with a (transplanted) local. Feel free to PM me or comment in this thread if you'd like to meet up.

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