Lehman English Department

Lehman English Department Lehman College, Department of English Welcome to the English Department at Lehman College, CUNY.

We are a vibrant community of readers, writers, scholars, and professionals made up of students and faculty from the Bronx, New York City, and the surrounding tri-state area. Our diverse course and program offerings—available via a wide array of web-enhanced courses featuring stimulating face-to-face discussions, as well as a limited number of online courses for working or distance students—meet t

he needs of various populations, including undergraduate majors, minors, and graduate students, as well as non-majors seeking compelling general education and writing-intensive courses in English.
—Paula Loscocco, Chair

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English, Creative Writing, and Writing St...
05/04/2026

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English, Creative Writing, and Writing Studies right here at Lehman? If you’re contemplating graduate studies, please attend our upcoming online information session on Wednesday, May 6, at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. There is no fee for CUNY alumni to apply to the graduate program and the GRE is not required.

Register here to attend: https://welcome.lehman.cuny.edu/register/eng.may26.
Or, if you can’t make Wednesday's meeting, reach out to program director Bret Maney at [email protected].

We’re currently reviewing applications for the Fall (the final application deadline is June 15), and we'd be excited to answer any questions that you might have about our program, the application process, and graduate English studies at CUNY and beyond.

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here a...
11/10/2025

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here at Lehman? If you have a B.A. in English or a related field or are a current junior or senior with a 3.0 GPA or better and are contemplating graduate studies, please attend our upcoming online information session on Wednesday, November 19, at 6 p.m. on Zoom. There is no fee for CUNY alumni to apply to the graduate program and the GRE is not required.

Register here to attend: https://www.lehman.edu/events/2025/11-19-English-MA-Information-Session-.php

We’re currently reviewing applications for the Spring and Fall semesters, and we'd be excited to answer any questions that you might have about our program, the application process, and graduate English studies at CUNY and beyond.

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here a...
10/06/2025

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here at Lehman? If you have a B.A. in English or a related field or are a current junior or senior with a 3.0 GPA or better and are contemplating graduate studies, please attend our upcoming online information session on Wednesday, October 8, at 6 p.m. on Zoom. There is no fee for CUNY students to apply to the graduate program and the GRE is not required.
Register here to attend: https://www.lehman.edu/events/2025/10-8-English-MA-Information-Session-.php

We’re currently reviewing applications for the Spring, and we'd be excited to answer any questions that you might have about our program, the application process, and graduate English studies at CUNY and beyond.

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here a...
04/29/2025

Have you thought about graduate studies? Did you know that we offer an M.A. in English and Creative Writing right here at Lehman?

If you’re a current junior or senior and are contemplating graduate studies, please attend our upcoming online information session on Tuesday, May 6, at 5 p.m. on Zoom. There is no fee for CUNY students to apply to the graduate program and the GRE is not required.

Register here to attend: https://lehman-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-utqjwjEtEQeYWZygSgoAn0bTG02cnE

Or, if you can’t make Tuesday's meeting, reach out to program director Bret Maney at [email protected].

We’re currently reviewing applications for the Fall, and we'd be excited to answer any questions that you might have about our program, the application process, and graduate English studies at CUNY and beyond.

An art exhibit at Manhattan's El Barrio's Artspace celebrates Women's History Month by showcasing the works (paintings, ...
03/07/2025

An art exhibit at Manhattan's El Barrio's Artspace celebrates Women's History Month by showcasing the works (paintings, prints, photographs and more) of Puerto Rican artists deserving greater recognition.

Mark your calendars for an important event this upcoming Monday, hosted by the English Department's Mariposa Fernandez.
03/07/2025

Mark your calendars for an important event this upcoming Monday, hosted by the English Department's Mariposa Fernandez.

The CUNY Graduate Center's Friday Forum this week will celebrates the life, work, and legacy of our department's esteeme...
02/19/2025

The CUNY Graduate Center's Friday Forum this week will celebrates the life, work, and legacy of our department's esteemed Mariposa Fernandez, one of the most foremost living Nuyorican poets. The talk is part of the PhD program in English at the Graduate Center.

Join us in paying homage mid-month to still more African American authors born in February:February 9: Alice WalkerFebr...
02/15/2025

Join us in paying homage mid-month to still more African American authors born in February:

February 9: Alice Walker
February 12: Jacqueline Woodson and Asali Solomon
February 14: Frederick Douglass
February 18: Bebe Moore Campbell, Elizabeth Nunez, Toni Morrison
February 20: Elayne Fluker
February 21: Malaika Adero, Nina Simone and Attica Locke
February 22: Ishmael Reed
February 23: W.E.B. Dubois, Haki R. Madhubuti, Farrah Jasmine Griffin
February 24: Stacey Patton
February 25 – George Schuyler

The Lehman College Office of Campus Honors and Scholar Engagement (CHASE) extends a warm invitation to the campus commun...
02/15/2025

The Lehman College Office of Campus Honors and Scholar Engagement (CHASE) extends a warm invitation to the campus community for a special event "A Night of Black History – A Black History Month Celebration" on Thursday February 27th. It all starts at 5:00 pm in the East Dining Room in the Music Building. Guests will be on hand for the special unveiling of an expansive digital humanities project entitled “Hidden Histories of the Bronx”. That's not all: There will be live performances, Jamaican cuisine, and a Lehman student art gallery walk to boot.

CHASE asks that you RSVP using following link and completing the form: https://tinyurl.com/OPABLKHIS2025

To launch our commemoration of Black History Month, 2025, the Lehman English Department celebrates the life and work of ...
02/01/2025

To launch our commemoration of Black History Month, 2025, the Lehman English Department celebrates the life and work of three greats born this first week of February: Langston Hughes (February 1), dramatist Joseph Cotter (February 2nd), and author Victor LaValle (February 3rd). Listen to this pre-recorded WQXR program examining the influence of music on Hughes's work and the lyrics he wrote (https://www.wqxr.org/story/271251-i-too-sing-america-music-life-langston-hughes/). We draw your attention as well to an article appearing today in Axios about Afrofuturist Octavia Butler and her riveting dystopian novel Parable of the Sower (https://www.axios.com/2025/02/01/octavia-butler-feb-1-2025-black-history-month).

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250 Bedford Park Boulevard, West, Carman Hall, Room 302
The Bronx, NY
10468

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

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