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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.
Plutzik Reading Series: A.E. Stallings
November 19, 2019 at 5 p.m.
Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
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Feature Story
Professor Grotz helps Bread Loaf embrace diversity
Bread Loaf recently concluded its annual conference, and things were noticeably different this year, writes Jennifer Finney Boylan for the New York Times. In an opinion piece for the newspaper, she describes how "Bread Loaf is a lot more diverse than it used to be, thanks to the efforts of its new director, the poet Jennifer Grotz." Boylan says that has helped her become a better writer by utilizing new perspectives, invention and revision.
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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
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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