Author: Sparrow
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The Dark Chocolate of Lang & Lit: Introducing “Dark Academia” for Fall 2022
By Bronwyn Rivera Class is in session on August 29th, and Signum University invites you to sink your teeth into “Dark Academia.” Hailed as an aesthetic and subcultural movement (and fondly dubbed #TheDarkChocolateofLangandLit in Signum circles), Dark Academia has rippled across many areas. From fashion to mood boards and music playlists to articles, the genre…
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Writer’s Forge: great help and a promotional offer!
Signum University’s Writer’s Forge service exists to help all writers–in any genre, at any stage of a project–to perfect their craft. Our caring, experienced Wordsmiths read your work carefully, provide attentive suggestions for revision, and work with you individually to shape your piece into something powerful, professional, clear, and compelling. Email us, we’ll match you…
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Foundations Course Launches August 29th!
Faith Acker, PhD. not only studies and publishes in the field of Renaissance literature and teaches Latin, she is Curriculum Coordinator for the Master of Arts program at Signum University. In this role, Faith keeps a weather eye on the total program, designing small and large ways to improve our learning opportunities. Faith invites us along…
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Exciting News About Mythmoot IX: Remaking Myth
By Bronwyn Rivera. We are pleased to announce that from June 23-26, Mythmoot IX: Remaking Myth will be held at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott (located less than one mile from Dulles Airport in Virginia). All in-person attendees are required to register no later than Thursday, June 9th, and the venue will honor many food…
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Writer’s Forge Embraces Expanded Mission
Do you need an outside reader to check your writing? Experienced scholars, undergraduate beginners, engineers who find themselves writing grant proposals, and creative writers of all stripes can find professional, thorough writing coaches at Writer’s Forge. Whoever you are, from any institution or none at all, you are welcome to hire Signum University’s Wordsmiths for…
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Six Months in SPACE!
Celebrate with us six wonderful months of fun in Signum SPACE! When setting out on an academic expedition, learners can easily feel daunted by the countless areas of study there are to choose from. The SPACE program at Signum University is here to guide students through the vast academic frontier, providing opportunities to enjoy focused…
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Summer ’22 Course Schedule
We are pleased to announce that our Summer 2022 schedule is confirmed! These sections are pretty much locked in; we will only open new sections when/if enough new registrations come in. If you have any scheduling concerns please contact [email protected] or email the Curriculum Coordinator at [email protected]. All times are listed in EDT, and don’t…
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Mining through the Margins: Introducing Digital Text for Summer 2022
By Bronwyn Rivera. Elves never grin. Not in Tolkien’s universe, anyway. Grinning is reserved for humans, hobbits, and orcs. The elves prefer to smile. Herman Melville prefaces his magnum opus, Moby Dick, with an etymological breakdown of the word “whale” in thirteen different languages. If you want to figure out how many times “tomorrow”…
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A Community of Learners
by Alexandria Miracola Have you been searching for an online university that provides a wide variety of opportunities to connect with fellow students? If so, we here at Signum University are pleased to report that your search has come to an end. Whether students hope to find community online or at in-person events (or a…
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Learn What You Love!
We’re not here for chocolates, cards, and romance. What about the Big Three: Philosophy, the love of wisdom, Philology, the love of words, and Philomathy, the love of learning? A family takes Latin SPACE courses together. A Master’s program student invited his mum to join him in a Germanic Philology course — and now she’s…