Alumni Achievements

English alumni are, yes, teachers (including recent Minnesota Teachers of the Year Corey Bulman and Tom Rademacher), but they are also copywriters and content strategists, business leaders and non-profit administrators, librarians, editors and writers, human resource managers, museum curators, even a NASA engineer. The skills of analysis and communication learned in English translate widely—as our alums continue to demonstrate. Below, some of your stories.

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Career Diversity: User Experience (UX) Research and Design

After 10 years as an English professor, PhD alum Gregg Murray jumped into the corporate world—and has no regrets.

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The Academic Career: Researching and Teaching Across Disciplines

Loras College Professor William Kanyusik’s first book focuses on masculinity and disability in literature and media.

New Pages Winter 2024

Grab a hot beverage and check out new publications from Department of English faculty, alums, and students.

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The Academic Career: Embracing Innovation in Teaching and Scholarship

Cal Poly Pomona Professor Hyeryung Hwang emphasizes the importance of collaboration and reciprocal learning in academic communities.

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Career Diversity: Helping People Grow Through Instructional Design

For 40 years, PhD alum John Sullivan has encouraged workers to a deeper understanding of their roles, values, and potential.

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The Academic Career: Combining Public Humanities with Traditional Research

Alum Trenton B. Olsen’s grad school research on Robert Louis Stevenson has led the BYU-Idaho professor in unexpected directions, including museum management and an edited…

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Career Diversity: Publishing as an Independent Scholar, Working as a Grant Writer

For PhD alum Becky Peterson, combining a politically engaged freelance career with time for her own writing has been “crucial."

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Technical Writing & Editing: A Career for English Majors

Bryan Winkler leads a team that develops proposals to win government energy project contracts.

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The Academic Career: Helping to Establish a New Field of Study

PhD alum Jayashree Kamblé, a CUNY professor, is a leading scholar of modern popular romance novels.

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Career Diversity: Establishing a Freelance Writing and Editing Career

Doctoral alum Kat Howard is an award-winning author who also consults with other writers on their work.