English faculty are active in all areas of research.
Mimi Fenton is on the cutting edge of Milton scholarship, applying chaos theory to gain a new understanding of this major seventeenth century poet's work. Brian Railsback, Newton Smith, Karl Nicholas, and Jim Nicholl have recently published volumes on authors such as John Steinbeck and Jesse Stewart and on subjects such as Rhetoric and Composition. Mary Warner's recently edited book, Winning Ways of Coaching Writing , is in press. Mary Adams, Kay Byer, and Rick Boyer have published several books of fiction and poetry. Joe Meigs is seeking a publisher for his new novel, Tenure Track .