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Heather Bergeson

Humanities Communications Writer
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English Associate Professor and Students Work Together to Honor the Wordsworths

By Heather Bergeson
September 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Associate Professor Paul Westover and students enrolled in his Fall 2019 Romantic literature course curated exhibits to honor the memory of the English poet William Wordsworth and his sister, diarist Dorothy Wordsworth.
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Education Week 2019: Humor and Humanity in Gary Larson's The Far Side Comic Series

By Heather Bergeson
September 23, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU Professor Kerry Soper speaks on the famous comic series The Far Side and the life of its creator, Gary Larson.
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John Rosenberg Receives UFLA Award

By Heather Bergeson
September 23, 2020 12:00 AM
This year, Dr. John Rosenberg received the UFLA Friend of the Profession award, which is given to individuals who have advanced the study of world languages in Utah.
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Education Week 2019: Appreciating “Emma”

By Heather Bergeson
September 23, 2020 12:00 AM
Professor Jane Hinckley presented on one of Jane Austen’s famous novels Emma to inspire audiences to form a deeper relationship with the text.
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English Student Aids in Macedonian Translation of Book of Mormon

By Heather Bergeson
August 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Lila Rice spent 18 months serving and teaching people in Macedonia, and she continues to serve them from home as she helps translate the Book of Mormon into Macedonian.
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Finding Meaning in the Middle

By Heather Bergeson
June 13, 2020 12:00 AM
Between 1505 and 1515, Hieronymus Bosch painted Ascent of the Blessed. The painting depicts angels guiding souls through a dark tunnel and toward the brightness of heaven, which is represented as a literal “light at the end of the tunnel.” While there is no confirmed etymological link between the painting and this cliché, the phrase is often used to remind us that dark times have the possibility of glorious outcomes.
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Education Week 2019: Why We Love “The Great British Bake Off"

By Heather Bergeson
May 24, 2020 12:00 AM
What is the perfect recipe for a cooking competition show? Professor Dennis Cutchins argues that The Great British Bake Off has found it.
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Education Week 2019: A Herculean Lecture

By Heather Bergeson
May 24, 2020 12:00 AM
Greek myths have been told time and again, but Professor Roger Macfarlane explores how these myths have been adapted to our modern culture.
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Professor Lance Larsen Reappointed as Chair of English Department

By Heather Bergeson
May 17, 2020 12:00 AM
Dean of the College of Humanities, J. Scott Miller, has reappointed Professor Lance Larson (English) as chair of the BYU English department.
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