English Associate Professor Nicky Beer has been awarded a fellowship for residency at the highly prestigious MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH. MacDowell has been referred to by the New York Times as the "gold standard" of colonies for artists—only about 30 people from across many artistic disciplines are housed at the colony at a given time. The MacDowell Colony describes its mission as one of "[nurturing] the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination." Other writers who have benefitted from MacDowell residencies include James Baldwin, Willa Cather, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, Studs Terkel, and Thornton Wilder. Beer will be spending two weeks at the colony working on her next book of poems during her sabbatical in the Fall 2017 semester.
Canvas Outage
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.