It’s about the journey you take to get there...
Our small, discussion-based classes encourage you to travel back in time with Chaucer’s pilgrims, explore the India of Jhumpa Lahiri, tour the Southern back roads of William Faulkner, Alice Walker, and Flannery O’Connor, and take in the Martian vistas of Asimov and Bradbury. You'll gain the skills essential to professional success in any field, whet
her it’s how to think critically and analytically or how to communicate clearly and effectively. It all adds up to a well-rounded education that will not only satisfy your intellectual curiosity but also take you where you want to go. Your journey awaits! The English Department is comprised of scholar-teachers committed to the promotion of literacy and the cultivation of scholarly and professional competencies in critical thinking and persuasive writing across a wide spectrum of literary, technical, and rhetorical situations. We foster intellectual and cultural diversity, originality of thought, and clarity and cogency of expression through degree programs designed to advance careful, sophisticated reading practices as well as complex analytical and research skills. We aim to cultivate our students’ management, organization, and production of knowledge. Our curricula prepare students for a wide array of professional endeavors, including law, teaching, publishing, technical communication, advertising, media, and business, as well as the pursuit of advanced degrees.
