This is Bailey Brya, a Murphy Scholar of the Class of 2020 who is deeply interested in the connections forged by the nations of the world. She graduated 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦 with distinction in International Relations and Odyssey, and she received the Ian T. King Prize in International Relations. As a Murphy Scholar, Bailey studied in China through the Hendrix in Shanghai program and through the Chinese language-immersion program in Guilin, China. She also served as a writing mentor at Anne Watson Elementary and completed a Hendrix-Murphy editing project titled 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦. Bailey, we are proud of what you've accomplished in the realm of literature and language, and we can't wait to see where it takes you!
This is Emily Gardner, a Murphy Scholar of the Class of 2020 with a passion for theatre and playwriting! She graduated with distinction in Theatre Arts and Dance and received the Vivian Hill Drama Award. Emily took on multiple playwriting projects as a Murphy Scholar, where she participated in 4-H, the Hendrix-Grown Theatre Playwriting Project, acted as the dramaturg for 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘐, and completed a Hendrix-Murphy playwriting-intensive study trip to St. Mary's University in London. Congrats, Emily! We look forward to what you may write and accomplish in the future!
This is Emily Bowie, a Murphy Scholar of the Class of 2020 with a knack for language and for understanding the people and cultures around her! She majored in Spanish and Anthropology, graduating magna cum laude with distinction in both areas as well as distinction in Odyssey. She received the Quiet Leader Award and the Ferris C. Baker Sociology Award, and was named to Phi Beta Kappa. Emily studied in Spain through the Hendrix in Madrid program and did intensive studies of Murphy Visiting Writers Trenton Lee Stewart, Nickole Brown, and Jessica Jacobs. Here's to you, Emily—may your love for literature and language carry you far!
This is the cohort of Murphy Scholars that just graduated, shown here from their induction in October 2017. We are so proud of all that they have accomplished! Stay tuned for individual grad features!
Class of 2020, we've loved every minute of our time with you as we read, wrote, traveled, and studied language and literature together, and today we love seeing each of your faces in this ceremony. Congratulations—you made it! https://www.hendrix.edu/Commencement/
Hendrix-Murphy is now on Instagram! Follow us @hendrix_murphy or click the link below to get weekly updates on our new page! https://www.instagram.com/hendrix_murphy/
Inkwells, vintage typewriters, and more! Join this virtual tour TODAY to see writing tools used by iconic writers. https://americanwritersmuseum.org/program-calendar/tools-of-the-trade-virtual-tour/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly_Update_5.20
So proud of @HendrixCollege's new graduates.
Word Garden is blooming! Tune in Friday, May 15, at 12:10pm to the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team for thesis readings by creative writing seniors. If you're not in the Hendrix network, email Hendrix-Murphy(at)hendrix.edu and request to join.
You're invited to a garden party...a Word Garden party that is! Join us on Friday at 12:10 as the Creative Writing Seniors read from their senior theses.
Did you miss last week's Literature and Language, Live Online? Don't worry! You can still read those poems for comfort and solace here: https://5il.co/fmp2
Congrats to CHS junior Maggie Batson for winning the Hendrix-Murphy Book Award! Check out the other winners and learn more about the award here: https://www.hendrix.edu/hendrix-murphy-book-award-2020.aspx
Head on over and read this press release about the new Hendrix Murphy website and app! https://www.hendrix.edu/murphy-new-website-app.aspx
Got a minute? Take this quick survey about how the humanities are helping people cope with the quarantine (https://nha.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71bpP6Z8IBJxpCB) and/or share your experience here: https://nha.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71bpP6Z8IBJxpCB.
Check out this Q&A with Ty Jaeger about his debut novel, "Radio Eldorado": (Link: https://www.hendrix.edu/Tyrone-Jaeger-Radio-Eldorado.aspx)
Tune in to Teams this Friday (4/24) at 12:10 for this week's LLLO (you can find us on the Hendrix-Murphy Events Channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team). Hope Coulter & Giffen Maupin will be leading "Poems for Solace & Comfort." Bring a favorite poem to share if you like.
Don't forget to tune in to our first Literature and Language, Live Online event! We can't wait to see you.
Looking for a low-stress way to celebrate National Poetry Month (April)? Check out these podcasts online or wherever you listen to music.
Hendrix-Murphy is launching an online event series called Literature and Language, Live Online. To attend, join the main Hendrix Community Events Team and watch the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel for LLLO and other events, which you may then join. For our first event, on Friday, April 17, 12:10-1:00 p.m. (the Literature and Language over Lunch time), Dr. Ty Jaeger will discuss his novel Radio Eldorado, just out from Braddock Avenue Books. Send your name to hendrix-murphy@hendrix.edu and you'll be directly invited to join the event.
Interested in participating in a virtual reading group for The Things They Carried led by Dr. Vernon on April 20th? Find details on registering and downloading the e-book here: https://cals.org/event/nea-big-read-cals-the-things-they-carried/
