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Loomis Chaffee students and faculty gathered in the Hubbard Music Center on Friday, May 6, for the annual English Honors Tea to recognize outstanding student writing during this academic year.
English
The Loomis English curriculum is rich with the study of literature and places a distinct focus on writing. The English Department provides you with the skills to be an effective and independent thinker while putting emphasis on the historical development behind the ideas and literature that are studied. Our teachers strive to create an environment in which you are able to participate actively in creating a classroom atmosphere where you and your classmates develop as scholars.
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The winners of the fifth annual Katharine Brush Flash Fiction Contest were recently announced by the Writing Initiatives faculty.
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A group of faculty and students attended the Connecticut Forum’s virtual event “Favorite Authors” on March 25, featuring a moderated conversation, with Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson, and Lauren Groff.
Some of the authors who have visited campus in recent years include:
Andre Dubus III
Clint Smith
Billy Collins
Mohsin Hamid
Jonathan Safran Foer
Frank McCourt
Myla Goldberg
Jamaica Kincaid
Chris Abani
Ali Sethi
Tim O'Brien