English department April 2025 kudos

Cristina Rhodes was elected VP/President-Elect of the Children’s Literature Association, becoming the first Latina to hold the position in the organization’s 50+ year history. Her leadership begins in summer 2-25 and continues into the presidency in 2026. Alongside Thomas Crochunis, Rhodes co-hosted a visit from acclaimed author Torrey Maldonado, who spoke at both Shippensburg University…

Dr. Nicole Santalucia to read at Midtown Scholar Bookstore

Dr. Nicole Santalucia will join fellow award-winning poet Erin Hoover for a book reading and signing at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. Santalucia will read from her most recent publication The Book of Dirt, a collection of poems that chronicles outrage, love, and fear, wed to the terrain…

Cristina Rhodes, English department

Dr. Rhodes published an article, “Punk Persistence: Subversive Change and Continued Resistance in Celia C. Pérez’s The First Rule of Punk” in a special issue of Women’s Studies: “Nevertheless, she persisted”: Girls, Literature for Girls, and the Politics of Persistence.” Read it here.