The day is here! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯, Hendrix's literary magazine, will hold its virtual release reception for Volume 36 at 5 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel. The reception will include readings from the winners of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Writing Contest and a discussion from the winners of the Hendrix Art Department Contest. Contact JohnsonQC@hendrix.edu with questions.
Fun fact: Hendrix-Murphy has a guest book that we ask all our visiting writers to sign. Going back to 2002, this is a star-studded log of famous autographs. For example, here’s a sweet message from 2x Murphy Visiting Director Gus Kaikkonen:
"Neither snow nor ice nor COVID-19 stayed these Hendrix troupers from the swift completion of their "Dream." - Xox Gus Kaikkonen, Feb - March 2021
Today is Earth Day-- and what better way is there to celebrate the Earth than through poetry? Few poems describe the human love for nature as well as William Wordsworth's 𝘖𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥:
And O, ye Fountains, Meadows, Hills, and Groves,
Forebode not any severing of our loves!
Yet in my heart of hearts I feel your might;
I only have relinquish'd one delight
To live beneath your more habitual sway...
May this excerpt help you recall your love for the Earth and encourage you to care for it.
Murphy Scholar Christian Maddox '22 was recently accepted to the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute sponsored by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. As part of the application process, he proposed a research project to work on over the summer. Maddox says his project "involves analyzing the relationship between antiblackness... and antiradicalism." He believes this program will be a great opportunity in preparing his thesis, its research being "very important in explaining how the U.S. and other countries function to silence those that dare to make society better." Overall, he hopes that his work will "help uplift those voices that were and still are not able to speak for their work and dedication to helping communities."
Hope Coulter, Director of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language and award-winning writer, will read selections of her poetry at the Hendrix Day of Giving Virtual Happy Hour tonight at 7 p.m. Register here: bit.ly/3dxSCHO
Tomorrow, April 15, is the Word Garden Senior Showcase, where English-Creative Writing seniors Lily Bay, Kaitlyn Butler, Will Harris, Maia Henderson, Quinn Carver Johnson, and Nelly Omolo will read excerpts from their theses. Come support them at 7 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel.
Support Murphy Scholar Rosemarie Ochoa ’21 at the Day of Giving Virtual Luncheon as she shares the inspiration she has found studying Music and Spanish at Hendrix. Join tomorrow, April 13, at 11:30 a.m. Be sure to register for the event here: bit.ly/3cRcTJn
Tomorrow is your last opportunity this semester to attend a Murphy Visiting Writer's lecture! Live from Pakistan, Murphy Visiting Writer Mohsin Hamid will discuss his award-winning writing that explores multinational identity, immigration, and global politics. Join Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel.
Enter Hendrix-Murphy's student and alumni playwriting contest for a chance to win $300 for 1st place or $100 for 2nd place! Manuscripts can run for no longer than 75 minutes. They must be submitted electronically (preferred) or in person at the Murphy House by Monday, April 12. Email vanaman@hendrix.edu to submit your manuscript, or to receive more info.
Our very own Dr. Alex Vernon, M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Distinguished Professor of English, is an advisor for Ken Burns' new documentary, 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘢𝘺. He also is featured as a special guest on the Zoom event titled "Hemingway, Journalism and War," which can be found here: to.pbs.org/3dAoImy. Dr. Vernon has a final zoom event coming up on Thursday with the American Writers’ Museum, which you can register for here: bit.ly/3dFJWPE.
The 𝘖𝘹𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 is a leading literary magazine, based here in central Arkansas, that offers editorial internships year round. Join us tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel when seniors MiKayla Millard and Zelda Engeler-Young will describe their experiences interning at the publication. Email hendrix-murphy@hendrix.edu for more info.
We are happy to announce the Murphy Scholars Cohort of 2024! 32 first-year Hendrix students have been selected to be a part of the nationally recognized Murphy Scholars program, which will enable them to create literature and language focused projects, take an Oxford-style tutorial course, and graduate with distinction. For the full announcement, visit the link in our bio or go here: bit.ly/2O5278M
The Murphy Scholars Program is garnering national attention! Being featured on page 66 of the new @HumanitiesAll report, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, spotlights how we’re doing our part to keep the humanities strong in what is often a STEM-dominated world. You can check out our feature as well as all the strategies here: bit.ly/3fq5EtQ
Tomorrow is one of the last Word Gardens of the semester! Support Leighton DeLaune, Sophie O’Reilly, Sophia Stolkey, and Tristam Williams Thompson as they read their creative work. Join tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team.
Congratulations to Murphy Scholar Savannah Wiegel '21 for being named to the 53rd class of Thomas J. Watson Fellows! Savannah’s project, “Healing Words: Building Community Health through Narrative Medicine” will take her to Ireland, Switzerland, Japan, Guatemala, and Argentina, where she will explore the intersection of storytelling and medicine to inform public health initiatives.
The Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for purposeful, independent study outside the United States, awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner colleges. Wiegel is the 38th Hendrix student to receive a Watson Fellowship.
Wiegel heard about the Watson Fellowship from Hendrix nominee Kaersti McLellan ’19, while they both participated in the group Odyssey project “Exploring Aspects of the Nicaraguan Healthcare System.” Their experience included traveling to Nicaragua to learn about how kidney transplants are conducted there. “Being in that global setting helped me realize my dream to become a Watson Fellow,” she said.
When Wiegel’s interest in narrative medicine began, she viewed it primarily on the individual level: the importance of telling and understanding experiences and emotions shared in one-on-one patient interactions. “It wasn’t until halfway through my junior year that I saw the potential narrative could have in public health, especially in the context of a pandemic,” she said. “I knew I wanted to find a way to intertwine my passions for narrative medicine, science communication, and public health, and I’m so honored to be able to pursue my dream in a global context.”
Reposted from @hendrixcollege
Following this week’s murders in Atlanta, the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation adds our voice of protest condemning hate crimes and gendered violence of all kinds. In tribute to those whose lives were cut short, we share these words of Aracelis Girmay, Murphy Visiting Poet in 2017: ". . . each of us looking out from the gorgeous unlikelihood of our lives at all, finding ourselves here, witnesses to each other’s tenderness, which, this moment, is fury, is rage, which, this moment, is another way of saying: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰"
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Drop in to meet MVF candidate Ruth Yuste-Alonso between 10 and 11 this morning. Then at 12 noon, head to Emily Harris's presentation on "Language Learning, Belonging, and Prejudice" in the Hendrix-Murphy channel.
Emily Harris '19 is passionate about the nuances of language, and she wants to share that with you! Come to the next Literature and Language, Live Online where she will discuss how language and identity intersect as well as her experience studying abroad. Join tomorrow at 12 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team. Email hendrix-murphy@hendrix.edu for more info.
Tomorrow, at 7:30 p.m., Caltech physicist Leonard Mlodinow will discuss his science writing career in-person at Staples as well as in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team. Mlodinow is recognized for his ability to write about science for the public, so non-scientists can have a good understanding of it. Email hendrix-murphy@hendrix.edu for more info.
Come support student playwrights as they stage their original work at 4-H: Hendrix-Grown Theatre, including: 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 by Lily Bay, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 by Mary Dann Betbeze, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭 by Arya Mack Gilson, and 𝘐 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 by Cole McVay. Join tomorrow, Mar. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hendrix-Murphy Events channel of the Hendrix Community Events Team. Email hendrix-murphy@hendrix.edu for more info.
