Department of English at Illinois State University

Department of English at Illinois State University The Department of English @ ISU, offering the BA, MA/MS, and PhD degrees in English Studies.

Campus Box 4240
Normal, IL 61790

The Department of English at Illinois State University is dedicated to providing an environment that facilitates the individual and communal work—creative, intellectual, administrative, and outreach—of our faculty, staff, and students. Our vision is guided by the University mission statement, Educating Illinois, and includes the following:
•Create a work environm

ent that values all members as people and fosters positive morale and transparency where possible, acknowledges and honors the professionalism of all faculty, staff, and graduate assistants in our various roles, and recognizes the interdependence of our work through informal and formal discourse;
•Promote innovative and dynamic pedagogical research, scholarship, and practice in the classroom and the curriculum;
•Support—through reassigned time and co-teaching opportunities—interdisciplinary research and publication, while continuing to value the forms of research and publication that are appropriate to a particular field;
•Continue to articulate and revise a multi-dimensional understanding of English Studies that responds to the changing needs of our students, the field, and the world;
•Maintain our commitment to providing students with a learning environment and community that supports growth as a individual, professional, and citizen;
•Strengthen diversity in the composition of our faculty, students, and curricular and pedagogical approaches through individual, programmatic, and departmental action; and
•Secure the facilities and resources required to support excellence in scholarship, teaching, and research.

It is with great sadness that we share that Dr. Robert Sutherland passed away yesterday, September 10. Though my time wi...
09/11/2026

It is with great sadness that we share that Dr. Robert Sutherland passed away yesterday, September 10. Though my time with Dr. Sutherland did not overlap, I continue to hear from alumni who tell stories about his courses, and his generosity of time and spirit, changed their lives and made them lifelong lovers of language, writing, and literature. We wish his family, friends, co-workers, and students comfort and memories of great joy as you recall his influence in your lives. His legacy will certainly live on through the Sutherland Fellowship, a coveted opportunity for Master's students in Creative Writing, which supports them in studying and training in our Publications Unit.

https://robertdsutherland.com/index.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawURLF9wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7HJsmNAy7wOTTRHnbXzmrDBU6sRfvJJ4kpeVK5T9TsemFQBlr7qt2HQqLwBg_aem_Sm1v9FbEM1fJK24fXmVokQ

Robert D. Sutherland is an author of fiction and poetry, book illustrator, political cartoonist, semiotician and linguist.

Earlier this week we celebrated the excellent teaching of Dr. Eda Ozyesilpinar and Dr. Danielle Lillge. Dr. Ozyesilpinar...
09/03/2026

Earlier this week we celebrated the excellent teaching of Dr. Eda Ozyesilpinar and Dr. Danielle Lillge. Dr. Ozyesilpinar (who could not attend, hence no picture!) won the Outstanding College Teacher award, and Dr. Lillge won the John A. Dossey Award. Congratulations!

A worthy cause! Organizers are seeking books for the Banned Book Event at the Bloomington Public Library to celebrate LG...
08/27/2026

A worthy cause! Organizers are seeking books for the Banned Book Event at the Bloomington Public Library to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month on October 17th, 2026. See the flier for information about how to donate!

The Department of English is excited about the new year! Lines were long at Festival ISU for our popular trivia. One mor...
08/25/2026

The Department of English is excited about the new year! Lines were long at Festival ISU for our popular trivia. One more hour to stop by to learn about our unique sequences, minors, and certificate and our fun organizations! Thank you to our volunteers for sharing what we love about this major.

08/14/2026

Congratulations to Steven Lazaroff on his PhD defense: Abolition or Annihilation: Racial Capitalism and the Crisis of Political Fatalism.

08/13/2026

Congratulations to Eric Korankye on his PhD defense: Advocating Legal Literacies and Housing Justice in Technical and Professional Communication: A Case Study of Tenancy Laws, Agreements, and Stories in Ghana.

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08/12/2026

Congratulations to Hye Hyon Kim on her PhD defense: An Object of Her Own Making: Object-Oriented Feminist Reading of Women’s Agency in Behn, Barker, Haywood, and Montagu.

We are hiring an Assistant Director of the Publications Unit! Come work in a creative, collaborative environment produci...
08/11/2026

We are hiring an Assistant Director of the Publications Unit! Come work in a creative, collaborative environment producing chapbooks, journals, and newsletters. Applications will be screened until the position is filled. The new Assistant Director can start this fall. Please see the ad on the ISU jobs portal for required and preferred qualifications and more information:

Title: Assistant Director of the Publications UnitDivision Name: Academic AffairsDepartment: EnglishCampus Location: Normal, IL Job Summary The Assistant Director trains and supervises undergraduate and graduate students, instructs the Introduction to Professional Publishing course and other courses...

08/11/2026

Congratulations to Edcel Cintron Gonzalez on his PhD defense: Children and Adult Perspectives on Mental Health in Children’s Youth Literature and Media.

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08/10/2026

Congratulations to Khadidja Belhadi on her PhD defense: Toward a Restorative Justice Composition Pedagogy: What Can sulh صٌل ح (Reconciliation) and Other Restorative Rhetorics Offer to Composition Pedagogy?

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Address

Normal, IL
61790

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(309) 438-3667

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