Meet Our Students

English majors are making a difference at the University and in surrounding communities.

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English Major Spotlight: Isaac Leer

This junior's favorite part of being an English major is "the built-in community."

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English Major Spotlight: Helen Grote

This Technical Writing double major received the Borine Scholarship.

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English Major Spotlight: Sam Rose

This transfer student has found a community of artists and writers in English

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English Major Spotlight: Cassidy Maneval

This junior is a recipient of the Beverly Atkinson scholarship and is minoring in Creative Writing.

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English Major Spotlight: Ciara Weber

The FUSE Co-President’s work at the U’s Digital Library Services inspired interests in and internships at cultural heritage institutions here and in Italy.

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English Major Spotlight: Esper Garcia

Passionate about storytelling, this junior is also a creative writing minor and volunteers with an immigration rights group.

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English Major Spotlight: Bernadette Rechek

As a Fellow of the Hertog Foundation’s summer program this major spent six weeks in Washington, DC studying political theory.

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English Major Spotlight: Cass Bryant

This junior is minoring in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature.

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English Major Spotlight: Lilian Nguyen

This senior double-majoring in journalism recommends the class “Intro to Editing and Publishing."

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English Major Spotlight: Devin Everding

This senior in the DirectTrack to Teaching Program recommends the "Science Fiction & Fantasy" class and Octavia Butler's "masterpiece" Dawn.