Professor and Mary Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Arts and Sciences Nadia Nurhussein has been mentioned in an article in The Atlantic. Her book, Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America, […]
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The Department of English offers graduate and undergraduate programs known especially for their training in attentive reading and the crafting of critical arguments.
- Degrees Offered BA, PhD
- Major English
- Minor English
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Graduate
Students working toward a PhD receive focused attention in our small and rigorous department.
Undergraduate
English majors study a broad sampling of literature from different historical periods and national contexts.
Faculty
Our faculty's specialties range from early modern to contemporary, with particular strengths in critical theory and interdisciplinary approaches to literature.
News & Announcements
Associate Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson wins award
Associate Professor of English and ELH Senior Editor Jeanne-Marie Jackson has been awarded Honorable Mention for this year’s Book of the Year – Scholarship Prize from the African Literature Association, […]
Undergraduate Sabrina Li wins Senior Essay Prize
It is the English department’s pleasure to announce Sabrina Li has won the 2023 Senior Essay prize for her essay “Unstable Bodies, Unstable Texts.” Made possible by a generous gift […]