Announcements

Generous Alumna & Friend to the English Department Passes

Karen McKinnon, accomplished poet, English department alumna and generous benefactor of the Karen McKinnon Poetry Prize for undergraduate English students passed away on Wednesday, June 24th of natural causes. She will be remembered for her lifelong dedication to poetry and creative writing and her abiding love of the written word. Read more about her in our Alumni Spotlight, and read her obituary here.