Retirement of Professor Janice Bland
Professor Janice Bland, who has been a valued member of the English Department since 2017, has retired as of February 1. Over her career, Prof. Bland made significant contributions to the field of English education, both nationally and internationally, through her teaching, research, and professional networks.
Instability & Instruction: Humanities, Education & Culture Year-End Seminar
The Humanities, Education & Culture Research Group will host their annual seminar on 6 December 2024. “Instability & Instruction” will feature an international plenary from Dr. Montserrat Camps-Gaset (University of Barcelona) and presentations from several members …
Connecting Campus and Community: Recent Outreach Efforts
Being a university instructor is more than preparing lectures or writing research articles: it’s vital that we create strong connections with our local schools, work in active partnership with our colleagues who teach in those, and help bridge the gap between high school and university. …
A Warm Welcome to our New English Department Faculty Members!
As we begin the new academic year, it is a pleasure to introduce our newest English Department colleagues: Dr. Myrto Drizou, Dr. Colin Davis, and Dr. Nahum Welang. Get to know your new professors and learn more about their teaching and research interests in the interview below …
Nord Student wins international undergraduate research award
The English Department congratulates third-year Bachelor of English student Solveig Landsem on winning the Edith Wharton Society’s Undergraduate Research Prize. Landsem’s essay was selected for this award from among entries by students from across …
A doctoral project in 2.5 mins.: Hekneby Braseth presents at Nord PhD Event
Being a PhD fellow comes with many challenges: not only does one have to develop a full and compelling research project, usually with an international component, but one also has many other obligations, including teaching, research group activity, and developing …
Bodø VGS students are invited to Explore English at Nord University
The Department of English at Nord University, in collaboration with LæreriNord, invites Bodø VGS students to a special half-day event for a taste of college life. University lecturers from the One-Year English Programme have planned a morning of exciting talks …
Learning by Doing?: Didactics 8-13 and Crime Fiction Are On the Case
On March 4, English students met up at The Cat’s Meow to dance their cares away, Roaring 20s style. Little did they know that they would be required to solve a ‘murder’… It was a exciting and glamorous way to work on communication skills, memorization, logic, rational deduction …
Special Event with the Bodø Film Club & the Bodø English Literature Club
The Department of English at Nord University, in collaboration with the Bodø Film Club and the Bodø English Literature Club, invites you to a special showing of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, dir. Anthony Minghella) at Fram Kino on Saturday 2 March 2024 at 15:30 …
