Catherine Sweeting

Professor Sweeting teaches literature, English composition, and speech classes both in person and online. She developed the English major and has created several literature classes. Professor Sweeting has led several workshops for faculty on backward design and online teaching strategies.

Professor Sweeting is a 2021-2022 Fulbright Scholar to India. She taught Creative Writing and Research Methodology at Fergusson College in Pune, India in spring 2022. She earned a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to study Slavery in the American Republic; and was awarded the 2019 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition by the AACC. She has coauthored a book, The Power of a City at Prayer, published by InterVarsity Press, written an essay on “How to Raise an Anti-Racist,” published in The Daily Ovation, and a short story, “Edna,” published in Adelaide Literary Magazine. Her historical novel Remnant will be published in spring 2024. Professor Sweeting has presented at national and regional conferences on Engaging Students in World Literature, online teaching strategies, and Jane Austen.