STUDENT BLOG: Teacher Appreciation Day

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, Jamie Jacobsen ('18) shared a letter to a professor who changed her life during her time at The Cliff. ...

The Briar Cliff Review, Briar Cliff University’s award-winning annual literary journal, will celebrate 30 years of publication with a reception, gallery talk and reading on Thursday, April 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Sioux City Art Center. ...

As a young girl growing up in Treynor, Iowa, Jamie Jacobsen remembered falling in love with all of the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books. ...

Tricia Currans-Sheehan loves the "new book smell" — the aroma of the ink that lingers on freshly printed editions of The Briar Cliff Review, the internationally renowned literary magazine she has been editing for nearly three decades. ...

Four Briar Cliff University students will present research papers on April 3 at the 5th Annual Spanish Undergraduate Research (SUR) Conference. ...

Art and writing double major Sonia Perea-Morales has been selected to present her work at the annual Sigma Tau Delta International Convention. ...

For quite possibly the first time in her life, Nicole Wengert let out a frightened scream in the middle of class. ...

At its core, a good memoir is like the lens of a camera. So says Tim Bascom, the Iowa author who spoke recently at Briar Cliff University. ...

Briar Cliff students discuss horror in literature during a three-credit course taught by BCU assistant English professor Matthew Pangborn. ...

When Matthew Pangborn reads about zombies, he sees parables about the dangers of climate change, the decay of urban centers and the relationship between parents and their children. ...

For the past 28 years, the Briar Cliff Review has become an internationally-renowned literary magazine that gives up-and-coming writers and artists their first major exposure. ...

It was the weapon that was wielded by Attila the Hun, the spear of choice of Charles the Great, the lance sought (but never found) by Napoleon, and an artifact reputedly stolen by Adolf Hitler. ...

If you think the tale of a wrongly imprisoned sailor in 19th century France makes for an unusual summertime read, chances are Megan Aschoff will nod her head in agreement. ...

Richard Poole never wanted to be a teacher. He hitchhiked out west in the 1960s, en route to Alaska to be a railroad welder. He wound up in Portland, Ore., planting trees. ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Six Briar Cliff University students will present research on March 23 for the 3rd Annual Spanish Undergraduate Research Conference, a collaborative effort among several higher education institutions from across the Midwest. ...