Top Stories

'The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic' is Set for September 27
Published: September 8, 2023.
"The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic" will be presented by Dr. Jamil Mustafa, professor of English Studies , at noon on September 27 in Convocation Hall on the Lewis Romeoville Campus.  The lecture is being presented [MORE] 

Dr. Mustafa Writes the Book on Blaxploitation Horror Films
Published: August 21, 2023.
Dr. Jamil Mustafa, professor of English Studies , has written his first book, The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic . This pioneering study demonstrates how conventional horror films adapt the archetypes of Gothic fiction, [MORE] 

Dr. Mustafa Judges at National Championship Speech Tournament
Published: May 9, 2023.
Dr. Jamil Mustafa, professor of English Studies , served as a judge at the National Forensic Association’s 50th Championship Tournament , held April 13-17 at Bradley University. Mustafa, who earned a scholarship in speech and debate from Lewis & Clark [MORE] 

Sympathies and Prayers Regarding the Loss of a Colleague
Published: March 7, 2023.
Our university was recently notified of the unexpected death of Carl Roach , an adjunct faculty member in the English Studies Department. This valued educator shared his passion for English with students as he taught two First Year Writing courses [MORE] 

JET FUEL REVIEW EARNS ‘SUPERIOR’ FOR ART AND LITERARY MAGAZINE EXCELLENCE
Published: January 30, 2023.
Lewis University’s student magazine Jet Fuel Review received the designation of “Superior” from the National Council of Teachers of English  for its 23rd issue published in Spring 2022.  JFR’s high-ranking magazine received praise from poet, teacher, [MORE]