The English Department fosters reading, writing, and media skills through a broad selection of small seminars. Our classes combine the study of English and American literature, exploring the craft of poetry, Shakespearean drama, science fiction, the techniques of horror films, the rhetoric of medicine, and the dynamics of novels, plays, short stories, and creative non-fiction.
The Writing Program supports a thriving culture of writing, coordinating courses for student writers, including first-year Academic Inquiry Seminars and a variety of communication-intensive courses, and offers pedagogical and curricular development for faculty and staff.
Missing Sam, Thrity Umrigar’s New Book
Thrity Umrigar's newest novel Missing Sam is out from Algonquin. Publisher's Weekly calls it an "engrossing thriller . . . that doubles as a moving meditation on otherness. . . . Though the hunt for Sam propels the narrative, Umrigar never loses sight of the bigger picture, including the...
Anisfield-Wolf Distinguished Visiting Writer Named
Rohan Chhetri is a poet and translator who earned a PhD from the University of Houston in 2023. For the past two years, he's been a postdoc at Texas Christian University, where he taught Asian American and World Literature courses as well as creative writing workshops. Chhetri has an MFA from Syracuse...
Guilford Parlor’s New Artwork: Corita Kent
Corita Kent (1918-1986) was an American educator, peace activist, and celebrated pop artist. More than a dozen prints from her Circus Alphabet have recently been installed on the first floor of Guilford House – a most appropriate convergence of artwork by a woman artist, an educator, and lover of...
Changing of the Guard
The summer is typically a slower time for academics, but I get to use my letter this month to announce a changing of the guard in the English department. I’m thrilled to share that Professor Chiyuma “Chi” Elliott stepped into the role of chair of the department on July...