Anthony DiMatteo, Ph.D., professor of English, had three poems published in the international literary journal Levure littéraire on September 1, 2018, in an issue regarding the perils and pleasures of translation.

John Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, published a research article, "A (Virtual) Bridge Not Too Far: Teaching Narrative Sense of Place with Virtual Reality," in Computers and Composition on August 28, 2018. The article discuses how virtual reality can be used to teach writing and literature.

Elizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, recently edited the book, Literatures of Madness: Disability Studies and Mental Health, published by Palgrave Macmillan on August 13, 2018. The book brings together scholars working in disability studies, mad studies, feminist theory, Indigenous studies, postcolonial theory, Jewish literature, queer studies, American studies, trauma studies, and comics to create an intersectional community of scholarship in literary disability studies of mental health. The volume addresses the under-representation of madness and psychiatric disability in the field of disability studies, which traditionally focuses on physical disability, and explores the controversies and the common ground among disability studies, anti-psychiatric discourses, mad studies, graphic medicine, and health/medical humanities.

Amanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, was invited to join the Board of Editorial Advisors of Textual Cultures: Texts, Contexts, Interpretations, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Textual Scholarship on August 12, 2018.

Susana Case, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, has had her book of erasure poetry, Erasure, Syria, based upon newspaper coverage of the war in Syria, published by Recto y Verso Editions on August 10, 2018.

Jonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was featured on WNYC's syndicated show and podcast Soundcheck on August 10, 2018. The segment, "NYC-Based Spanglish Fly Leads the Boogaloo Revival," includes an in-studio performance by Goldman's Latin music group Spanglish Fly, interspersed with host John Schaefer interviewing Goldman about Latin music history. Goldman's music project is corollary to his NYIT Latino/a culture courses and research and writing​ about Latin/Puerto Rican music and culture in the USA.

Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, appeared on Argentinian TV news in a segment on August 2, 2018, about the possibilities for using AI in relation to agriculture. The program, "Hoy Pampero" (Today's Farmer), is geared toward farmers in Argentina's grain belt.

Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., professor of English, presented his paper, "Young Dickens and the Language of Cinema," at the 23rd Annual Dickens and Language Symposium, held July 30 - August 1, 2018 at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Guiliano also served as moderator for the panel, "Women's Word."

Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was featured in an article, “The Ethics Behind Artificial Intelligence: A Dialogue with the CIO of Insight Corporation," written by Mike Guggemos and published on Insight.com on July 16, 2018. The article took the format of a joint interview with LaGrandeur and Mike Guggemos, CIO of Insight, an international high tech consulting company.

Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was the invited keynote speaker for a symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday, July 12. His talk, "Artificial Intelligence: Potential and Risk," focused on the future challenges and opportunities presented by AI for Latin American economies and societies. LaGrandeur was invited by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and its sponsored Latin American think-tank, the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL). Various government ministries from Argentina were also involved with the symposium.