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According to Merriam Webster\u0027s dictionary, the word\u0027s first known use was in 1962, much more recently than the period the word refers to.But English majors may recognize the word,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-23T12:25:10-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/23\/2025-12:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s Department of English is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year \u2014 otherwise known as a \u201cquasquicentennial\u201d for all you word nerds \u2014 and is doing so in a big way. Special events will run through October, including an exhibit detailing the history of the department that will be on display Oct. 13\u2013Dec. 19.","teaser":"Today\u0027s word of the day is quasquicentennial.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/old-main-1901.png?itok=LAKipF0M","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250923-arts-humanities-and-education-department-english-celebrating-125th-anniversary","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/old-main-1901.png?itok=LAKipF0M","image_alt":"Black and white photo of a historic three-story brick building with a lawn and trees in front of it taken in 1901","image_caption":"The Old Main building in 1901 on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus, which was called the Normal School then. 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Instead, he was curious.\u0026nbsp;Curious to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-31T11:46:07-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/31\/2025-11:46am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Bradley Irish, an associate professor in the Department of English, has written a book titled \u201cLiterary Neurodiversity Studies: Current and Future Directions\u201d that examines how neurodivergent people might look at literature in a different way.","teaser":"Bradley Irish always knew his mind worked differently.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/20180705BradleyIrish_04.JPG?itok=cLDsIULi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250131-arts-humanities-and-education-autism-diagnosis-leads-asu-professor-write-book-about","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/20180705BradleyIrish_04.JPG?itok=cLDsIULi","image_alt":"Portrait of a smiling white male with a shaved head wearing a blue polo posing in his office","image_caption":"Associate Professor Bradley Irish poses for a portrait inside his office in Ross-Blakely Hall on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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