Clubs, Colloquiums, Symposiums, and Workshops Spring 2026

Undergraduate English Association

The UEA has spent this semester working to refurbish, decorate, and populate the new student lounge in Park 316-17. The lounge, which just opened this semester, is a space for students to relax, study, and socialize in Park Hall. While the UEA has been holding regular meetings, we have primarily been focused on serving English students through the lounge. For much of the fall semester we collected student feedback and used it to shape the further development of the lounge. Changes in temperature, lighting, and furniture were all made through direct student feedback, and subsequent collaboration with English faculty, staff, and the UGA Parents Leadership Council. What began the semester as two nearly empty rooms is now a cozy nook for students inside the larger bustle of Park Hall, and features couches, lamps, a mini fridge, and most importantly, a microwave. 

The UEA now meets primarily in the lounge, and has held many different kinds of events there this semester, including zine workshops (in collaboration with other groups), a poetry bracket, trivia, and more. Outside of the lounge we have also hosted a career fair prep talk by Professor Lasek-White, and a tour of the Special Collections Library. Next semester we look forward to continuing the development of the lounge, and holding even more exciting events for students.

Colloquium in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Literature 

This fall, the Colloquium in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Literature hosted Professor Ramesh Mallipeddi, from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Mallipeddi presented a fascinating lecture, 'People on the Move, Frontiers in Motion: Migration in the British Atlantic.' He also met with graduate students and faculty, sharing his experience and expertise as editor of Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Postcolonial Collective

The Postcolonial Collective at UGA had its social gathering with graduate students and faculty in September. With 22 active members, the Postcolonial Collective is a cross-departmental group of faculty and graduate students whose work intersects with the broad field of postcolonial studies.

In November, the Collective welcomed Dr. James Mulholland, a scholar of global eighteenth century and early Anglophone literature at North Carolina State University for a visit. Before his talk, Dr. Mulholland joined a few graduate students and Dr. Esra Santesso for an informal coffee and conversation, where the discussion ranged from archival challenges to the more recent shifts in Anglophone scholarship. Later that evening, Dr Mulholland delivered a public lecture titled “The Emergence of Anglophone Literature in Eighteenth-Century India and the Future of Postcolonial Studies.” Focusing on translocal print networks, vernacular mediators, and the multilingual infrastructures that shaped English-language writing in eighteenth century India, Dr. Mulholland presented his archival work on the multilingual character of Indian newspapers and journals exhibiting a distinctly hybrid and mobile literary ecosystem in the region. With an introduction by Radhika Nair and co-sponsored by the 18th–19th Century Colloquium, the event brought together faculty and graduate students interested in rethinking the early histories of colonial-era literary production. The Collective is grateful for the ongoing support of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 

Stillpoint Literary Magazine

Stillpoint had a Fall 2025 semester full of writing, art, and community! During our meetings, we collaged, decorated the Park Hall student organizations board, played extremely competitive literature trivia (which the Copy-Editing team won), wrote haikus and blackout poems, and enjoyed the company of fellow undergraduate creatives. The events and outreach teams organized a Scary Story Night on October 29, where students shared their favorite spooky stories. On November 5, Stillpoint read work from and gave out copies of our past editions at the Spotlight on the Arts Student Spotlight. On November 11, we held a Q&A with the Diann Blakely Visiting Poet, Karla Kelsey, where we discussed her writing, the relationship between creative writing and literary research, and how to grow as an emerging writer. 

We finished the semester with a poetry reading with ATHICA, the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, on November 16. Everyone, from first-time readers to Stillpoint staff to Athens community members, read, making for an inspiring, collaborative evening! The reading included pieces accepted for our upcoming digital edition. You can read more about this event here: Red & Black: Stillpoint partners with ATHICA. Our submissions, copy-editing, website, and graphic design teams have been working to perfect our upcoming digital edition, and we cannot wait to share it with you all! It features previously published writers and artists along with writers for whom this will be their first publication. Keep an eye out for its publication and our release party in early January 2026. We will also begin accepting submissions for our 2025-2026 print edition in January! You can keep up with us through our Instagram, @uga_stillpoint. 

The Medieval and Early Modern Society (MEMS)

MEMS is a newly inaugurated interdisciplinary society aimed primarily at Graduate Students in any area of pre-modern study (though membership is open to undergraduates, faculty, staff, and any member of UGA with an interest in pre-modern studies). The goal of the society is to connect UGA pre-modern scholars, share resources and news in pre-modern studies, and organize reading groups, colloquia, and social events.

MEMS hosted its first Middle English Reading Group this semester, a biweekly meeting during which we read aloud from Middle English poetry and prose, with the guidance of our expert faculty in the English Department. We plan to continue meeting in the Spring.

Looking ahead, we are excited to host more events and reading groups. We invite folks to join and suggest some activities they would like to see in future.

Sigma Tau Delta 

Leadership for UGA’s Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honors Society, have continued their work of creating community in the English Department.  President Audrey Kirkland, Vice President Brooklyn Potter, and Treasurer Norah Phillips tabled in front of Park Hall to generate interest in the organization during application season.  The group repurposed a collection of vintage postcards, with information on how to join the organization, as a giveaway.

With their efforts, the honor society welcomed a whopping SEVENTEEN new members at their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, November 6th in the Park Hall Library.  The newest class of inductees include:

Britt Bennett

Adelia Crawford

Madeline Dyck

Julia Finch

Jasmin Garcia

Katalina Green

Audrey Harris

Nathan Haynes

Levi Hubbard

Alexa Jimenez

Jasmine Lam

Nicholas Lipke

Olivia McGahee

Katherine McGehee

Audrey Smith

Mary Spiers

Riley Stewart

Eligibility requirements for lifetime membership include:

• A minimum 3.0 GPA
• Successful completion of at least two English courses BEYOND First Year Writing
• Three completed semesters of college coursework

Sigma Tau Delta is already planning some department-wide spring 2026 events.  Keep watch on their Instagram: @sigmataudelta_uga for announcements.