Ruby Brown Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Storrs, CT

• Oversee updates, maintenance, and design of Asian and Asian American Studies Institute website to make department events and information accessible to current and prospective students
• Collaborate across departments to serve as central point of communication
• Write copy and design webpages to ensure clear advertisment and publicity

• Teach courses of honors students, ELL students, and UConn students of all majors to prepare them for academic writing
• Design syllabi, including course themes, texts, assignments, and lesson plans, to develop students’ analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills
• Write assignments, grade papers, and provide extensive coaching to improve student writing
• Lecture and facilitate seminars for classes of up to 22 students

Storrs, CT

• Manage and curate social media by following literary and academic news to keep the English Department visible
• Compose posts, research events, and write copy for social media to engage followers

Amherst, MA

• Work under year-long grant to conduct genealogical research on the family that built the house the museum occupies in service of a new exhibit and presentation series rant in the 2014 museum season
• Present research findings and assisting in curation to make this research accessible to the public
• Assist with catalog and accession processes, including updating analog files to a digital cataloging system using Microsoft Excel in order to streamline and preserve museum documentation

Ithaca, New York Area

• Elected by a staff of 200 to direct the opinion coverage of the independent daily newspaper
• Supervise team of 60 staff columnists, including Cornell University President, David Skorton, to publish up to four unique opinion columns daily
• Write daily editorials along with the Editor in Chief to voice opinions on pressing local and University issues
• One of three students to sit on the board of directors, making business decisions to direct the future of the newpaper

Ithaca, New York Area

• Elected by a staff of 50 to direct, including hiring writers and editing content, the twice-yearly, undergraduate-run publication
• Assign stories, articles, and theme to direct the mision and vision of the magazie
• Edit content to ensure publication standards, including syle, length, and format to maintain credibility and standardsPreviously served as Assistant Editor, and contributed reviews and interviews.

New York, NY

• Create a catalog of backlist titles and contracts to serve as a resource for foreign rights agents in contracts and acquisitions
• Research authors, create press packets for clients for use in marketing for the agency

New York, NY

• Assistant to editor of non-fiction acquisitions in all administrative tasks to streamline the editorial process
• Read and summarize submissions to find promising proposals for publication

Master Of Arts - Ma, English Language And Literature/Letters

Bachelor'S Degree, Comparative Literature