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T. S. Eliot grabs the open mic to read
the swingin’est “Waste Land” ever
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The English Department moved up eight places in the latest US News & World Report ranking of graduate programs in the discipline. We won’t be happy until we’re numero uno … but in the meantime, we will take this eight place jump over the last ranking, thank you very much. Share on FacebookTweet
English 3960-10 (36721) Asian American Literature MW 12:45-2 p.m. Course Description: This course complicates received ideas of “America” as a nation of blacks and whites by examining the writing of Americans of Asian descent. Our readings will examine what Asian American and Asian global writers have to say about growing up in Chinatown in…
I read in the Hatchet that this sly poem by Robert Frost was a favorite of Jon’s, and that he could at a very young age recite it from memory. I offer it here in his memory. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler,…
The following is taken from Tayari Jones’s recent essay “Symbolism and Cynicism,” published in The Believer: The irony is that those who would opt out of Black History Month share the goals of its founder. Although many black people grumble that it is not their responsibility to educate white people about our worth, most would…
Dear English majors: A number of you have inquired about the deadline for applications to the English Honors program. I just wanted to give you all a quick update about the program, which is currently undergoing a period of reconstruction. Because the deadline for applications in previous years was the October of juniors’ fall semester,…
We asked the class of 2007 to let us know what career paths they were following upon graduating from our program. Their responses illustrate well the flexibility a major in English gives when choosing a profession. We wish each one of our alumni good luck on their diverse endeavors. I will be reading screenplays and…
