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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English Major Spotlight: Alexandra Erickson

This English major studied abroad at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.

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Grad Studies: Writer-Reader Relationships and 19th-Century Literature

PhD student Morgan Graham received an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Grant.

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English Major Spotlight: Claire Nelson

This aspiring novelist recommends getting to know other readers and aspiring writers through the English student group FUSE.

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Q & A with Screenwriter, Novelist and Alumna Rachel Koller Croft

Rachel Koller Croft (BA '08, English, minor in SCMC) spoke to the Minnesota Daily about finding luck in Hollywood, battling online sexism, and working toward your passions.

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Grad Studies: Questions of Empire and Transpacific Migration

PhD student Nyla Numan was awarded an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Award from the Department of English.

Upcoming Events

October 14 - 16, 2022

Twelfth Night

Presented by BA Studio Production

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October 19, 2022

Joy Harjo and Layli Long Soldier: Poems in conversation

The US Poet Laureate reads and talks with the author of WHEREAS, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.