Creative writing professor and lauded environmental writer David Gessner has been awarded the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professorship in Creative Writing. uncw.edu/news/academic-affairs/chssa/2024/10/gessner-named-kenan-distinguished-professor

Gessner Named Kenan Distinguished Professor

Creative writing professor and lauded environmental writer David Gessner has been awarded the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professorship in Creative Writing.

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