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Graduate Studies
The National Research Council ranks our English PhD program among the best in the country.
Research
Our faculty and students participate in numerous individual and collaborative research projects.
Feature Story
Is this the summer you're going to read Ulysses?
In the century since its publication, James Joyce’s Ulysses has been described as beautiful, overrated, experimental, pornographic, dull, and genius. “It’s also a great leveler,” says James Longenbach, the Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English. He has taught the book since the late 1980s as part of various undergraduate and graduate courses on literary modernism.
Read MoreInspiration Project
The Inspiration Project recently wrapped up its 11th season. Students from the University of Rochester worked with adults from CP Rochester to create original works of fiction. Click the image below to read their work!
Creative Writing Awards
Congratulations to this year's Creative Writing Award winners! You can view the full list below or visit our Awards Page as well.
Thank you to all who submitted their work!
Did you know?
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.
Alumni in the News
Kali Quinn '03
BA in English
Via Rochester Review: "What’s Your Script?"
Through ‘compassionate creativity,’ theater artist Kali Quinn ’03 finds her own script, and helps others find theirs. Artwork: David Cowles for Rochester Review
