UH Hilo’s Savannah Directo receives Matthew Somchai Therrien Memorial Award
The flash fiction writer is a 2016 graduate of Keaʻau High School and intends to become a high school English teacher.
Out Loud in the Library! features poet Susan M. Schultz
Schultz will read from her last two books of poetry—Memory Cards: Thomas Traherne Series and Memory Cards: Simone Weil Series, on April 12.
Two UH Mānoa faculty earn Fulbright Awards
Betsy Gilliland and Georganne Nordstrom from UH Mānoa’s College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature each received a Fulbright Award for the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters, respectively.
English student awarded one of four nationwide Future Leaders Scholarship
Avree Ito-Fujita, an English PhD candidate, is one of only four student leaders nationwide who received the award and this is her second IWCA award.
English professor receives Fulbright Award to India
UH Manoa’s S. Shankar, will teach andconduct research at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, in Chennai, India.
UH Mānoa English graduate named Portz Scholar
Brandy Dobson received the the National Collegiate Honors Council’s top prize for her thesis titled, “A Murmur in the Weeds: A Memoir.”
National literary award for Mānoa English professor
Shawna Yang Ryan was honored by the Before Columbus Foundation for her 2016 novel Green Island.
Curve of the Hook awarded for excellence in non-fiction
The book-length interview is illustrated with maps, charts and previously unpublished photos following the life and career of Yosihiko Sinoto.
Board of Regents medals awarded for teaching excellence
Fourteen faculty members were honored for subject level mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity and personal values.
Henry Wei Leung wins Omnidawn Award in poetry
UH Mānoa’s Henry Wei Leung was recognized for his manuscript Goddess of Democracy, which will be available from Omnidawn Publishing in October 2017.
