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Reynolds Writers Series gives audience taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life; Ferguson talk is Sept. 20

September 12, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Kelly Kathleen Ferguson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kelly Kathleen Ferguson quit her job, bought a prairie dress and visited every “Little House” from the popular Laura Ingalls Wilder series. Then she wrote her own book about the journey – “My Life as Laura: How I Searched for Laura Ingalls Wilder and Found Myself.” Ferguson, an assistant English professor at Southern Utah University, will talk about the experience and read from her work 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Museum … [Read more...] about Reynolds Writers Series gives audience taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life; Ferguson talk is Sept. 20

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Fine Arts & Humanities, News Tagged With: Kelly Kathleen Ferguson, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Reynolds Chair, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Don Welch remembered for poetry, inspiring UNK students

August 8, 2016 by admin

KEARNEY – Don Welch, an award-winning Nebraska poet and longtime English professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, died Saturday at his Kearney home. He was 84. Welch, who had a bronze sculpture dedicated to him on the UNK campus in 2001, taught at UNK from 1959-97 and authored several published poetry collections. He was a regular contributor to literary magazines. He was the Martin Distinguished Professor of English and Reynolds Chair of Poetry at UNK. His … [Read more...] about Don Welch remembered for poetry, inspiring UNK students

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, News Tagged With: Don Welch, Nebraska Arts Council, Obituary, Poetry, Reynolds Chair

Reynolds Chair Robert Fernandez finds home at UNK

October 31, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

By ADRIANNA TARIN UNK Communications KEARNEY – Robert Fernandez is making himself at home at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. As the new Reynolds Chairperson in the English department at UNK, Fernandez will spend the next five years enhancing his writing, improving his teaching and becoming part of the community. Although Fernandez grew up on the east coast, he finds the pace of life in Kearney more suitable for him. “Before I came to Nebraska, I didn’t … [Read more...] about Reynolds Chair Robert Fernandez finds home at UNK

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Iowa Writers Workship, Reynolds Chair, Robert Fernandez

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