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The National Research Council ranks our English PhD program among the best in the country.
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Our faculty and students participate in numerous individual and collaborative research projects.
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English Professor wins 2025 President's Ferrari Research Award
Stephen Schottenfeld, professor of English, has received the 2025 Ferrari Humanities Research Award for his project, Neighborhood Watch, exploring aging and loneliness through interactive storytelling and gaming.
The $25,000 prize, endowed by Trustee Bernard T. Ferrari ’70, ‘74M (MD) and his wife, Linda Gaddis Ferrari, will support a collaboration between three departments and a team of Rochester students who will build a prototype of the video game central to Schottenfeld’s novel-in-progress.
Read MoreCOMMENCEMENT
Congratulations, Class of 2025!
The University-wide Commencement Ceremony is set for Friday, May 16 at 8:45am at Fauver Stadium. All graduating English majors and minors are invited to a departmental diploma ceremony on Saturday, May 17th at 2pm in the Feldman Ballrooom.
CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS
Winners of 2025 awards announced
Congratulations to this year's winners of the creative writing awards. Awards were given for the best work in short fiction, poetry, drama and humor writing. Thank you to all who submitted their works. Click the image below for a full list of winners.
FREE STUDENT LIBRARY
Borrow a book to enjoy
Looking for your next great read? Students are encouraged to borrow a book from the English Department's free student library. Please return it to the shelf on the 4th floor of Morey Hall when you're done. Titles are rotated regularly. You can also grab a free bookmark!
126internships and research projects
In the last two years, undergraduates have completed 126 English Department honors theses, local and national internships, and independent research projects.
