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Author Ladette Randolph Discusses Writing

Ladette Randolph, associate director and humanities editor at University of Nebraska Press, delivers readings and discusses her writing Dec. 8 at 8:00 p.m. in the Anderson Reading Area of the Alma College library. Her reading is free and open to the public.

Randolph is the author of the short story collection This Is Not the Tropics and editor of the anthology A Different Plain: Contemporary Nebraska Fiction Writers. The recipient of a Rona Jaffe Award and a Virginia Faulkner Award from Prairie Schooner, her work has been reprinted in the Pushcart Prize volume and Best New American Voices.

Her short fiction and essays have been published in numerous literary journals including Prairie Schooner, Fourth Genre, The Clackamas Literary Review, and Connecticut Review. A graduate of University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., she has been an editor at UNP since 1999. Prior to that she was managing editor of Prairie Schooner magazine.

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For five consecutive years, the Corporation for National and Community Service has named Alma College to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging students, faculty and staff in meaningful service. More than 85 percent of Alma's 2011 graduating class participated in academic service learning during their time at Alma College.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Raymond Riley

Dr. Raymond Riley
Departments: Music

Dr. Raymond Riley, professor of music at Alma College since 1988, has enjoyed a long and multi-faceted musical career.

Appearing in numerous venues as a recitalist, lecturer, clinician and soloist throughout the Midwest, he believes his piano performance background has been invaluable in supporting his efforts to combine art and science and to foster creativity with technology.