Duquesne University English and Theater Arts Department

04/29/2026

The basis of the English major is clear, written, and verbal communication. To foster a work environment where clear communication is at the center, there needs to be a profound awareness of how to do so. Swipe to learn more!
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04/28/2026

What can you pair an English major with, and what jobs come with those pairings?
An interview with Madelyn Kelly, written by Alessia Kubrick

Read more about Madelyn Kelly in the interview above.

04/23/2026

Here are 5 important things to remember as you move through Finals Week! ✨

04/17/2026

Looking to start a summer reading list? Here are some books from courses that our students love!🌞📚🌼🌳

04/09/2026

Congratulations to Katie Zacharatos (English, ‘26) for presenting her research at the URSS. Katie’s project is entitled, “Minor Feelings: Publishers’ Search for the ‘Ethnic Narrative.’” It incorporates qualitative and quantitative research, as well as interviews with many local writers, poets, and publishers. Katie also presented an extended narrative version of this project at the 2026 Sigma Tau Delta convention in New Orleans, Louisiana this spring. Well done!

02/18/2026

Wondering if an English is for you? Here’s some jobs for English Majors. There’s even suggestions for 2nd majors and/or minors! ❤️💙

02/13/2026

Course highlight for SPTP: Jane Austen with Dr. Howard 🫖🪻🌿🕊️

02/11/2026

Dr. Matthew Ussia was interviewed last week by Fox8 in Altoona about his recent book Saturday Night on Earth. You can watch the interview here!

Author Matthew Ussia talks his career and his writing, along with his speaking engagement at Saint Francis University Feb 13th.

10/09/2025

Congratulations to English and Theater major Margaret Mateya on the publication of her chapbook, Girl Failure, with Bottlecap Press! Link goes to the ordering page for the chapbook.

https://bottlecap.press/collections/bottlecap-features/products/girlmrm

07/08/2025

06/19/2025

Jayda Benson holds a Bachelor's in English and a Master's in Writing and Literature from Duquesne University, but she's not stopping there. 📚

What's next? The One-Year MBA program!

“I think that my analytical, writing, research and communication skills will lend themselves really well to this program while giving me a new skill set that will offer flexibility and broaden my horizons!”

Jayda is grateful to Duquesne University Liberal Arts for encouraging her to "push the boundaries of what an English major is or how an English major is perceived." Through internships and hands-on learning, she already has experience writing grants and creating annual reports.

Jayda will apply her skills as a Graduate Research Fellow, assisting Dr. David Wasieleski with research in business ethics.

"I’ve always had a wide array of interests, and Duquesne has always supported me.” ❤️

🔗 Read more about Jayda in the DU Magazine:https://www.duq.edu/documents/news-and-stories/magazine/dumagazine-spring-2025.pdf =18

05/28/2025

Happy publication day to our Chair, Dr. Danielle A. St. Hilaire! Her book The Art of Pity: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Compassion in Sidney, Spenser, and Shakespeare is officially out today with Kent State University Press! See the link below for more info.

The late 16th and early 17th centuries in England were a time of substantial anxiety over the value of reading and writing literature. The Art of Pity argues that English early modern literature made a powerful case for the ability of literature to provide ethical instruction by engaging our emotion...