We note with sadness the passing of Professor Emeritus Sir Geoffrey Hill on 30 June 2016. Professor Hill was a founding Co-Director of the Institute, serving until his retirement in 2006. The Guardian obituary of 1 July 2016 can be found here. Tributes, including one from Christopher Ricks, are here.
Nicole DePolo, PhD student at the Editorial Institute, has been awarded a scholarship to attend the Norman Mailer Center's week-long Historical Narrative Workshop. Congratulations, Nicole!
Congratulations to Lauren Eckenroth (MA) and Mary McCleary (PhD), both of whom successfully passed their dissertation defenses yesterday! The institute looks forward to celebrating their graduation this May.
This fall, for the first time, Professor Christopher Ricks will be offering a new course in collaboration with the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Mugar Library. This course, which will work directly with the archive's holdings, will explore manuscripts, letters, and rare books for understanding and enjoyment. Undergraduates will... More
Attached please find a PDF for a symposium commemorating the parallel lives and legacies of Mark Twain and Leo Tolstoy, supported by the Boston University Humanities Foundation. The Editorial Institute invites academic faculty, independent researchers, editors, conservators, and graduate students... More
The Editorial Institute is pleased to host a local meeting of the Association of Literary Scholars, ... More