Student Experience

In English, your education is about you and your ideas. Courses usually run between 10 and 35 students and mix discussion, workshops and project-based learning, so you help decide what to read, what to make of it and what to pursue. A typical week might mean reading poetry, a few chapters of a novel or some short stories; drafting a creative project; and figuring out how to reach a digital or professional audience. Beyond class, the English Club brings majors together, and two creative writing groups give writers a place to share work. It’s a community built around curiosity and conversation.

There’s a lot to do with words outside of class. A sample: join the editorial staff of Miracle Monocle, the department’s award-winning journal of literary and visual art, or read your work at a Miracle Monocle open mic. Learn editing, design and the craft of publishing hands-on in the Publishing Lab. Read and celebrate work at the annual African American Read-In. Produce and submit opinion essays to local and national news outlets. Visit a local printmaker to learn the history and practice of printing – or research how a Shakespeare edition was made in the antebellum South.