English instructor publishes first novel, inspires students
UH Hilo instructor Susan Wackerbarth publishes a book inspired by Hawaiʻi Island and performances on Hilo Palace Theater’s stage.
Students win creative writing contest awards
UH Mānoa graduate student Micah Lau won The Academy of American Poets Prize.
$100K fellowship funds to focus on climate change, environmental poetry
Craig Santos Perez is one of 12 awardees of the 2020 Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship.
Annual graduate conference finds new life online
The graduate students presented through four virtual webinar rooms.
Attention UH students: Creative writing contest entries accepted, win cash prizes
The deadline is April 30 and winners will be announced in May.
Innovative programs win $750K in provost’s competition
The competition is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that have a strong possibility for success in building on UH Mānoa’s strengths while addressing challenges.
Immigration rights activist awarded fellowship to pursue graduate degree
Diana Delgado Cornejo is using the fellowship to pursue an MA in creative writing at UH Manoa.
Student scholarship honors legacy of late English professor
The scholarship honors the late Paul Lyons’ work and will benefit masters candidates at UH Mānoa whose research interests focus on the literatures and languages of Oceania.
Inaugural Inouye fellow teaches Pacific Islands literature at UH Hilo
Leanne Day teaches contemporary indigenous literatures of Oceania to the diverse student body in hopes of engaging students in critical self-reflection.
UH Hilo student recognized as outstanding English major
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo student Kiaria Zoi Nakamura is the 2019 recipient of the Matthew Somchai Therrien Memorial Award.
