In a long and distinguished career in academia, Joseph Blotner became known as the authority on the life of his friend William Faulkner. This spring his alma mater will recognize Blotner’s contribution to American letters with an honorary degree.

Drew students take on Cameroon.

In Is He Dead?, Butz shows “the true comic genius of which he is made,” writes Ben Brantley of The New York Times.

No, he’s not leaving Drew, but CLA Dean Paolo Cucchi steps down this spring after nearly a quarter of a century in his post.