News & Announcements Archive

The Enduring Value of an English Degree

The Enduring Value of an English Degree

In the face of a growing focus on STEM fields, Professor Mark Christian Thompson talks candidly about the enduring value of an English degree. Including why study in the humanities is more valuable than ever. (Spoiler alert: English majors do, in fact, find jobs.)

Professor Nadia Nurhussein Promoted to Full Professor

Professor Nadia Nurhussein Promoted to Full Professor

The Department of English is proud to announce Nadia Nurhussein has been promoted the rank of to Full Professor, effective January 1st, 2022. Prof. Nurhussein joined the Department in 2017. […]

Professor Christopher Nealon to Give George Oppen Memorial Lecture

Professor Christopher Nealon to Give George Oppen Memorial Lecture

Professor Christopher Nealon will be presenting “George Oppen and The Future”: The George Oppen Memorial Lecture, held at the San Francisco State University Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives. The […]

New Publication from Graduate Student Alex Lewis

New Publication from Graduate Student Alex Lewis

Please join us in congratulating current graduate student Alex Lewis on his most recent publication in Milton Studies. The publication is called “Comus in Canaan: Milton’s Masque and the Rape […]

Professor Christopher Nealon to Release Two Books

Professor Christopher Nealon to Release Two Books

Professor Christopher Nealon will be releasing two new books for publication in 2022: a collection of poetics essays from Brill Publishers called “Infinity for Marxists: Essays on Poetry and Capital,” […]

Graduate Student Alexandra Lossada Featured in PHutures PhD Spotlight

Graduate Student Alexandra Lossada Featured in PHutures PhD Spotlight

Current graduate student Alexandra Lossada has been interviewed for the PhD Spotlight, presented by PHutures. In the article, Ms. Lossada articulates her story of becoming a PhD candidate and what […]

Professor Mark Christian Thompson appointed to Krieger-Eisenhower Professorship

Professor Mark Christian Thompson appointed to Krieger-Eisenhower Professorship

The Department is thrilled to announce that Professor Mark Christian Thompson has been named a Krieger-Eisenhower Professor. This major honor recognizes, among other achievements, his exceptional record of scholarship, which […]

Professor Sharon Achinstein Moderates Critical Race Conversation

Professor Sharon Achinstein moderates a discussion with Charles W. Mills (City University of New York), Jennifer L. Morgan (New York University), and Robert Bernasconi (Pennsylvania State University) about the ways […]

Graduate Students Daniel McClurkin and Mitchell Cram Teach Summer BLAST Courses

The English Department is proud to announce two current graduate students, Daniel McClurkin (Medieval irish Sagas) and Mitchell Cram (Science and Utopian Fiction), have been selected to teach two of […]

Professor Sharon Achinstein Awarded Selma V. Forkosch Article Prize

Professor Sharon Achinstein Awarded Selma V. Forkosch Article Prize

The Department of English is proud to announce Professor Sharon Achinstein has been awarded the Selma V. Forkosch Prize by the Journal of the History of Ideas. JHI awards theĀ Selma […]