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Recent news from the Department of English

MFA Student Spotlight Interview with Tarik Dobbs

Read an interview with poet Tarik Dobbs!

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Elliot Rothenberg: The Grounding it Takes for a Groundbreaking Legal Career

Alumnus Elliot Rothenberg reflects on his time at UMN. Discover how his CLA professors have helped to shape his legal career and why everyone should be encouraged to take…

Professors Ana Forcinito, Daniel Philippon, and Jane Sumner

2022 Motley Teaching Award Recipients

Congratulations to Ana Forcinito (Spanish and Portuguese studies), Daniel Philippon (English), and Jane Sumner (political science), CLA's Motley Teaching Award Winners

New Literary Initiatives Fund for University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program

This new fund supports programming to include reading events, an essay prize, and a literary festival that will engage Twin Cities high school students.

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PhD Candidate Wins Teaching Award

Graduate student Chris Bowman works to create a classroom atmosphere that encourages open dialogue.

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Grad Studies: Representations of the American Vietnam War with Kerstin Tuttle

The PhD student has been awarded an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Grant from English.

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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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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.

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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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English Major Spotlight: Amaya Thomas

This senior, also a conservation bio major, enjoys reading ecocriticism and speculative fiction.

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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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English Major Spotlight: Jackson Folstein

According to this English major, double majoring in history adds another layer to literature analysis.

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PhD Candidate Wins Teaching Award

Graduate student Moinak Choudhury thinks about teaching in terms of "communication puzzles."

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English Major Spotlight: Rachel Dworshak

By earning the Certificate in Editing and Publishing, this English major prepares for a career.

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Transcript of Professor Qadri Ismail Memorial

A record of the online memorial that took place November 5, 2021.

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English Major Spotlight: Lydia Morrell

The Minnesota Daily's managing editor recommends combining Journalism and English.

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.

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Remembering Professor Marty Roth

The scholar of American literature was an unorthodox thinker, generous host, and partner to change.

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New Pages Winter 2022

Check out recent publications from English and Creative Writing faculty, students, and alums!

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English Major Spotlight: Sofia Vivas

Double-majoring in English and Spanish has provided this student with opportunities "to reflect on the diversity that abounds in our world."