Department of English

By studying and creating literature in English, we enlarge our understanding of the human condition and the power of the creative imagination.

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Recent News

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New Pages: Winter 2022

All about new publications from department professors and alums!

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Remembering Thomas A. Keller III

The attorney became a crucial advocate for the Department of English and the renovation of Pillsbury Hall.

Alumni of Notable Achievement awardee Emily Baxter

Emily Baxter: Advocacy through Storytelling

Emily Baxter (BA ‘02, English), 2022 Alumni of Notable Achievement Award winner, puts her “hunger…to hear someone’s story” to use in her advocacy work.

Green background with text English Department, Undergraduate Course Guide, Spring 2023, The English department offers a wide variety of courses under two designators, ENGL Literature, ENGW Creative Writing

Take an English and Creative Writing class this spring!

Check out our undergraduate course guide.

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Announcing Spring '23 Premodern Courses

Register for Spring '23 Premodern courses today