Prof. Christina Pugh's latest book of poetry, Perception (Four Way Press, 2017), was named one of the eight best poetry books of 2017 by the Chicago Review of Books, and was also on the shortlist for the Chicago Review of Books' 2017 Poetry Prize.
Professor and English Department Head Lisa A. Freeman's new book, Antitheatricality and the Body Public, was reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement in late February 2018.
Publication of Professor Luis Urrea's new novel, The House of Broken Angels, is being greeted with enthusiasm from NPR, Buzzfeed, and the New York Times, among other media outlets.
Lennard Davis, Distinguished Professor of English, disability and human development, and medical education, was named a 2018 UIC Researcher of the Year.