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Local veterans use Shakespeare to connect with students on issues of suicide, PTSD19th September 2016

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The first time retired Army Col. Fred Johnson performed Shakespeare, he thought, “Getting shot was easier than this.” At first glance, it’s an odd combination: veterans using Shakespeare to cope with PTSD and suicidal thoughts. But to Johnson and the veterans who make up Kentucky Shakespeare’s Shakespeare With Veterans, acting out emotional scenes from …

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Creating time and space: Jacob Babb leads faculty writing groups19th September 2016

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—“They struggle with it. They dread it. They lose sleep over it.” The speaker was Jacob Babb, assistant professor of English at IU Southeast. He was talking about writing, and the people who have trouble with it, namely students—and faculty. This semester Babb is leading a writing group for faculty, …

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