"Celebrated contemporary author, Salman Rushdie, will join the faculty of Emory University as Distinguished Writer in Residence and place his archive at Emory's Woodruff Library. "

"This is Rushdie's first extended relationship with a university. His position as Distinguished Writer in Residence is a five-year appointment in the English Department, beginning in the spring of 2007. During each of these five years he will be teaching for at least four weeks, lead a graduate seminar, participate in undergraduate classes, advise students, engage in symposia and deliver a public lecture. "

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