BSU English Department

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We are hiring TWO full time, non-tenure line faculty members (with benefits)! These jobs are in our writing program, wit...
05/05/2026

We are hiring TWO full time, non-tenure line faculty members (with benefits)! These jobs are in our writing program, with availability to also teach in your area of specialty. Apply today or pass it along:
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Position Title: Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor Compensation: $40,000 - $45,000 Department: English Start Date: 08/24/2026 About this opportunity: Ball State University is seeking a full-time, non-tenure-track position for an Assistant Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor of Engl...

Congrats to so many of our BSU English graduates as they find placement (and funding!) in MFA writing programs throughou...
04/28/2026

Congrats to so many of our BSU English graduates as they find placement (and funding!) in MFA writing programs throughout the country. Way to go!

It was a great year for MFA program placements for the Creative Writing Program at Ball State University—and we want to brag on these folks a little!

Please come join us for National Poetry Month!
04/14/2026

Please come join us for National Poetry Month!

Please come out to support the graduate students reading their work on Friday!
04/13/2026

Please come out to support the graduate students reading their work on Friday!

Our Indiana Writing Project team won a grant that will bring a fresh approach to their youth creative writing camps. Con...
04/10/2026

Our Indiana Writing Project team won a grant that will bring a fresh approach to their youth creative writing camps. Congratulations, Kathryn Ludwig, Susanna Benko and Matt Hartman!

This week - a storyteller in the tradition of Don Quijote!
04/06/2026

This week - a storyteller in the tradition of Don Quijote!

Join us Thursday to celebrate the launch of this year’s The Broken Plate and of Jill Christman’s new and acclaimed memoi...
04/06/2026

Join us Thursday to celebrate the launch of this year’s The Broken Plate and of Jill Christman’s new and acclaimed memoir, The Heart Folds Early.

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Ball State University, English Department, Robert Bell 297
Muncie, IN
47306

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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