Murray State University Doctor of Arts in English Pedagogy Program

05/13/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the Doctor of Arts in English Pedagogy degree! We're just sharing a few pictures from the graduation and college graduate robing ceremony last weekend. We're so excited to see what they do next!

04/25/2026

Spotted today - DA student Hayden Osborne and program instructor Kristie Ennis at Eastern Kentucky University!

04/20/2026

A “ditto” to this post from the Department of English and Philosophy and the DA Program! Summer graduate offerings from our department include:

Critical Theory with Dr. Osborne
Selected Authors (Jonathan Swift) with Dr. Jones
Selected Authors (T.S. Eliot) and Teaching Selected Authors (Metaphysical Poetry) with Dr. Garrett
AI and Digital Literacy in Language Teaching with Dr. Park
Teaching Writing to Second Language Learners with Dr. Xia
Historical Principles in Rhetoric and Composition with Dr. Nielsen
Special Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (Ungrading) with Dr. Von Bergen
Teaching Diversity Through Literature with Dr. Ellis
Literacy Academy with Dr. Ennis, and
Selected Authors (Toni Morrison) with Dr. Horton

There’s no better opportunity than this summer to enroll in classes. Why summer?

Get Ahead, Stay Ahead. Enroll in one or more summer classes today and reduce your workload for future semesters!

Numerous Online Courses Available. Many online courses are available this summer, ranging from short two-week sessions to ten-week sessions. Enjoy the convenience of completing classes from the comfort of home!

Summer course registration is now open through myGate! Please take the time to speak with your academic advisor. They can assist you in determining which class or classes may be options for you to consider this summer!

04/15/2026

A beautiful spring day for the investiture ceremony for Murray State’s 15th President, Dr. Ron Patterson!

Sharing a few pictures from the event with program faculty; we were proud to officially welcome Dr. Patterson to MSU!

04/11/2026

04/02/2026

The DA in English Pedagogy Program out and about in the world: Program instructor Dr. Kristie Ennis and current students Shabina Saundh and Nancy Moore spotted in NYC!

03/24/2026

Hello from - the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education conference!
Dr. Shimikqua Ellis and DA Program student Kelly Tobias are in Philadelphia this week sharing and connecting with educators from across the country!

03/16/2026

Happy Spring Break! From wearing shorts, to tornado warnings, and finally to snow flurries, it's sounds like the start of springtime around here. Have a restful break!

03/16/2026

Between alumni and current students, the DA Program was showing up for the KCTE conference on Saturday!

What a great group of people to spend a Saturday in Lexington with. Great teachers making one another better, inspiring keynotes by Silas House and Jennifer Montgomery, and a visit from Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman.
-ZG

03/06/2026

Sharing information about the 2026 Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts Conference coming up in just over a week on Saturday March 14 at Transylvania University in Lexington.

Our program is represented in three sessions this year!

● Dr. Zachary Garrett, Assistant Professor of English at Murray State, facilitating a session on teaching asynchronous online college-level writing;
● Hannah Lancaster, doctoral candidate, leading a session on food in literary analysis, including an outline of critical food studies, why it belongs in the English literature classroom, and how to teach literature from a food studies perspective; and
● Emma Turner Hutchinson, a DA student, leading the session "From Shadows to Screen: Teaching Rhetoric Through Plato, Pop Culture, and Play" with her co-presenter Jared Criswell.

There's still time to register: https://www.kctela.org/conference-info