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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.
Faculty News
Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr., associate professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies and of African and African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named director of the Frederick Douglass Institute in the School of Arts & Sciences. The Department of English is delighted to welcome him to the university and we are excited to work with him.
Inspiration Project
The Inspiration Project, sponsored by the Literary Arts Program, recently finished its 11th year. This was the first time students from the University and participants from CP Rochester participated virtually. Click the image below to view this year's anthology of written work.
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Feature Story
English Alumnus’ Olympic Dream Realized
For Nate Mulberg ’14, baseball and his Jewish heritage have played significant roles in his life—personally and professionally. Now the two have come together on the world’s biggest stage, as Mulberg represents Team Israel as an assistant baseball coach at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
He credits the University of Rochester with helping him chart his own course and chase his passions. An English major, Mulberg was also worked at the campus radio station, wrote for the Campus Times student newspaper, and served as web broadcaster for Yellowjacket athletic events—all in addition to his four-year stint with the baseball program.
Listen Here126internships 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
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