William D. and Robin Mayer Professor Emeritus Ronald Paulson passed away at his home in Baltimore on August 7, 2024. You can read his full obituary here. To read about his […]
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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.
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Students working toward a PhD receive focused attention in our small and rigorous department.
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Our faculty's specialties range from early modern to contemporary, with particular strengths in critical theory and interdisciplinary approaches to literature.
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“A long thread of Black church history loops back to Baltimore”
A recent Dan Rodricks column in The Baltimore Sun featured Professor Larry Jackson
Professor Nadia Nurhussein Featured in The Atlantic
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, […]