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Recent news from the Department of English

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Prof Megan Giddings Named McKnight Land-Grant Professor

The assistant professor, one of only ten University of Minnesota awardees, receives support in writing her third novel.

Alumnus Tobias Wray Named 2023 NEA Creative Writing Fellow

Congratulations to Tobias Wray (BA '05, English, French) who was named a 2023 National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.

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Idioms, Mysteries, and Minnesota Athletes

Idioms, Mysteries, and Minnesota Athletes: Several CLA authors are featured in Minnesota Alumni magazine's quarterly books roundup.

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English Major Spotlight: Katelyn Strother

Interested in education, this major is pursuing a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language.

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Meet Assistant Professor Jessica Horvath Williams

The scholar of nineteenth-century culture and disability studies is helping to create a TV show featuring disabled artists in Minnesota.

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Meet Assistant Professor Megan Giddings

The novelist talked about her latest book on Late Night with Seth Meyers in September!

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Meet Assistant Professor Aamina Ahmad

The novelist made the New York Times' "100 Notable Books of 2022" with her debut.

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New Pages: Winter 2022

All about new publications from department professors and alums!

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English Major Spotlight: Emily Judd

This major just returned from studying Jane Austen and women writers at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.

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First Annual High School Literary Festival!

A new collaboration of Creative Writing, College in the Schools, and the Walter Nathan Literary Initiatives brings together a prominent author and high school students.

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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.

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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.

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Take an English and Creative Writing class this spring!

Check out our undergraduate course guide.

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Announcing Spring '23 Premodern Courses

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Remembering Professor David Haley

The scholar of Early Modern literature taught U students for nearly six decades.

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English Major Spotlight: Adelle Schlensker

Majoring in English and minoring in creative writing is preparing this senior for careers in many different fields.

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Tracy K. Smith to Headline Inaugural Walter Nathan College in the Schools Literary Festival

Smith will share her Pulitzer-Prize winning collection Life on Mars with 400 area high school students.

Allison Vincent (BA ‘10, English and theatre arts), Alumni of Notable Achievement Award 2022

"I believe that theatre teaches students how to be empathetic, communicative people. Those "soft skills" I learned in my performance classes have been the most useful, and…

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The CLA Student Experience Today

Even though the liberal arts go back to the past – thousands of years – we provide the answers of the future. Learn about today’s transformative student experience.

2022 Alumni of Notable Achievement Award and Emerging Alumni Award winners

Announcement of the winners of the Alumni of Notable Achievement Award as well as the Emerging Alumni Award.