UConn English is a vibrant, collaborative community invested in literature written in English and processes of writing across the globe.
The UConn Department of English offers education and outreach programs that help students across the University become excellent writers, thoughtful communicators, and engaged citizens. Our scholars produce innovative research that asks tough questions about literature in English and varieties of composition.
Through our courses in traditional and emerging areas of study, we train students to become better readers and writers of text in all forms. We also share our love of English broadly, hosting programs that bring guest speakers, writers-in-residence, and educational initiatives to communities at UConn and beyond our five campuses.
Fast Facts
8:1
Ratio of majors to full-time English professors at UConn
25
Average class size for undergraduate courses
30+
Professional, literary, and writing events offered annually by the Department
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Undergraduate Education
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Our department offers graduate Ph.D., MA, and combined MA/Ph.D. tracks.
Recent News
Catherine Keough exhibition featured at Eric Carle Museum
Catherine Keough, graduate student in the English Ph.D. program, has curated a book exhibition now open at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA. After completing an internship over the summer, she worked on a book exhibition featuring people and plants within picture books, which will be available for viewing until the end of 2024. […]
[Read More]Prof. Chris Vials Featured as Panelist in Election Forum
Professor Chris Vials was a featured panelist at the Old State House in Hartford to discuss the historical significance of the upcoming American elections. This was part of a forum co-sponsored by the Department of English titled “Historic Firsts: The 2024 Presidential Election.” The forum is available to view in full on YouTube via […]
[Read More]Grad Landings: Sarah Bertekap to Ball State University
Sarah Bertekap ’24 (Ph.D.) has accepted an Assistant Lecturer of English position at the Indiana Academy at Ball State University. Sarah’s committee included Mary Burke, major advisor, and committee members Margaret Breen, Greg Semenza, and Victoria Ford Smith. Congratulations!
[Read More]Upcoming Events
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Oct
30
UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Danielle Pieratti 3:30pm
UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Danielle Pieratti
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
A research talk by UCHI dissertation research scholar Danielle Pieratti on her project “Unoriginal: Transvocal works from Dante’s Purgatorio,” with a response by César Abadia-Barrero.
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Nov
4
Wednesday Workshops: Jesse Olsavsky “Frederick Douglass and the Trajectories of Pan-Africanism, 1876-1945.” 12:15pm
Wednesday Workshops: Jesse Olsavsky “Frederick Douglass and the Trajectories of Pan-Africanism, 1876-1945.”
Monday, November 4th, 2024
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Walter Childs Wood Hall
The History Department hosts Wednesday Workshops several times throughout the semester to further scholarly dialogue among graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. In the form of a brownbag lunch, the speaker presents their research-in-progress and then engages in a Q&A with the audience.
Contact Information:
Please contact Assistant Professor Kaveh Yazdani at kaveh.yazdani@uconn.edu if you are interested in presenting at or attending a Wednesday Workshop.
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Dec
4
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands” 1:15pm
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands”
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Walter Childs Wood Hall
The History Department hosts Wednesday Workshops several times throughout the semester to further scholarly dialogue among graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. In the form of a brownbag lunch, the speaker presents their research-in-progress and then engages in a Q&A with the audience.
Contact Information:
Please contact Assistant Professor Kaveh Yazdani at kaveh.yazdani@uconn.edu if you are interested in presenting at or attending a Wednesday Workshop.
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Jan
30
Teale Lecture: Bart Elmore (Ohio State University) 4:00pm
Teale Lecture: Bart Elmore (Ohio State University)
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
- 01/30/25 - What the History of Monsanto Can Teach Us About the Future of Food
- This is an Honors Event. See tags below for category information. #UHLevent10935
Contact Information:
Gregory Anderson, Gregory.Anderson@uconn.edu;
Kathleen Segerson, Kathleen.Segerson@uconn.edu;
or Michael Willig, Michael.Willig@uconn.edu;
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Feb
19
UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Heather Ostman 3:30pm
UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Heather Ostman
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
A research talk by UCHI visiting scholar Heather Ostman (Professor of English, Director of the Humanities Institute, and Humanities Curriculum Chair at SUNY Westchester Community College) on her project, “Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Religion, and the Search for Grace,” with a response by Julia Wold.