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05/14/2026

Winthrop English major Caroline Smith wrote this great article sharing her fun experiences on our department Spring Break trip to the American Shakespeare Center! Enjoy reading this blog and consider joining us next spring break on this exciting educational trip!

Congratulations to all our May 2026 graduates! We are so proud of you all and wish you the best in your future endeavors...
05/12/2026

Congratulations to all our May 2026 graduates! We are so proud of you all and wish you the best in your future endeavors! 🎉🦅🎓

Congratulations to our English majors and graduate students who will be walking across the stage tomorrow! We are incred...
05/08/2026

Congratulations to our English majors and graduate students who will be walking across the stage tomorrow! We are incredibly proud of you all! We also want to say a huge thank you to our donors J. Spratt and Sandra Hagler White for enabling us to gift Bartlett's Familiar Quotations books to our graduates. 🎓🦅

Check out what English M.A. student Cody Byrdic has to say about our program! Cody’s testimonial highlights how the Engl...
05/05/2026

Check out what English M.A. student Cody Byrdic has to say about our program! Cody’s testimonial highlights how the English department provides a tight-knit, supportive community and ample opportunities to grow as a writer and scholar.

Our M.A. program allows graduate students to expand their repertoire of literary, rhetorical, and pedagogical knowledge and develop close faculty-student mentoring relationships through small class sizes. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in teaching, publishing, library science, and more.

We offer rolling admissions, so apply now for the Fall 2026 semester! There are assistantships available. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow professionally and build community!

Congratulations to our Department Chair, Dr. Devon Fitzgerald, on her promotion to Professor! This well-deserved promoti...
05/04/2026

Congratulations to our Department Chair, Dr. Devon Fitzgerald, on her promotion to Professor! This well-deserved promotion recognizes Dr. Fitzgerald’s accomplishments in her teaching, scholarship, and service. 🎉

Congratulations to Dr. Jo Koster on her retirement! Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate with us! 🎉🦅💛
04/30/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Jo Koster on her retirement! Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate with us! 🎉🦅💛

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Sigma Tau Delta inductees: Keri Nicole Beatty, McKenna Bruce, Marcy Davis, Autumn Edw...
04/27/2026

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Sigma Tau Delta inductees: Keri Nicole Beatty, McKenna Bruce, Marcy Davis, Autumn Edwards, Gabriela Griggs, Nicole Guernsey, and Ariel Moscat! We had a wonderful time celebrating your outstanding academic accomplishments!

The English Department is thrilled to be offering a travel course, ENGL 321: London's Calling: Longing, Love, and Lust i...
04/27/2026

The English Department is thrilled to be offering a travel course, ENGL 321: London's Calling: Longing, Love, and Lust in British Literature, in Fall 2026! Please reach out to Ms. Kara Beasley, the course instructor, at [email protected] or use the QR codes on this flyer for more information and to apply.

ENGL 321 will focus on British writers for whom London and its surrounding areas provided great inspiration. Consideration will be given to the intersection of cultures and to the influence of place of composition. A trip to London and Stratford-upon-Avon in December-January will be an integral part of the experience. The course will explore a diverse sampling of British Literature and analyze various modes of writing. Students will also apply literary theory to uncover cultural and sense-of-place insights in this genre. Some films will accompany major works. In addition to close reading, students will complete a variety of writing and discussion (group) assignments. The course is open to all majors and meets the GNED Humanities & Arts requirement. Students will earn nine Cultural Event credits.

We hope you will join us in Fall 2026 for ENGL 203: Major British Authors with Dr. Amanda Hiner! This course covers sign...
04/24/2026

We hope you will join us in Fall 2026 for ENGL 203: Major British Authors with Dr. Amanda Hiner! This course covers significant and representative British literary works spanning from approximately the late eighth century to the present. We will approach these works within their historical and cultural contexts, creating a deeper understanding of how literature both shapes and reflects the worlds and peoples around it. Students will engage in close readings of literary works, become familiar with literary terms and types of literary criticism, and learn to make evidence-based literary arguments. In addition to participating in lively class discussions, students will complete two exams, a research paper proposal and annotated bibliography, a researched critical essay, and a final exam. This course meets General Education Historical Perspective and Humanities & Arts requirements.

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2nd Floor Bancroft Hall
Rock Hill, SC
29730

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18033232171

Website

http://linktr.ee/WUEnglish

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