The English department offers a rich curriculum that covers topics in writing, literature and teaching through a variety of undergraduate majors, minors and emphases, in addition to a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, a Master of Liberal Arts and licensure in English as a Second Language.
Courses are taught by highly educated and highly published faculty with diverse teaching and professional backgrounds whose expertise spans an array of specialty areas, including composition, American, British and World literature, creative writing, technical report writing, publishing, and more. Together students and faculty are part of a vibrant literary community that draws distinguished visiting authors to campus through the Glasrud Lecture Series and McGrath Visiting Writers Series. Students are incredibly active outside the classroom through opportunities to become involved in Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society; Red Weather, the campus literary magazine; the Write Site, a student tutoring service; and New Rivers Press, a nonprofit literary small press. Graduates of the program are poised to excel in graduate school or a variety of English-related careers as writers, editors, publishers, teachers and more.
“Can” a poem written by Yahya Frederickson, English, was accepted for publication by “The Southern Review,” a national literary journal.
They grew up in nearby towns on the Iron Range, attended MSUM at the same time, and have lived within 10 miles of each other in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years. But they didn’t meet until they attended a Dragon Alumni reunion in June 2011. Since then, they have collaborated on one book project [...]
Graduating English majors, emphasis in literature, Matthew Pullen and Vanessa Perkins have both been accepted to the English Masters Program at South Dakota State University. Both were awarded Teaching Assistantships. They will begin their program in Fall 2012.
A December 2011 graduate, communication arts and literature major, Maren Tunseth, interviewed for three jobs as an English teacher in Grand Forks and was offered all three! Tunseth said, “After I graduated in December I moved back to Grand Forks, and was an English substitute teacher for 9th graders. I interviewed for three openings in Grand Forks; I [...]
Adam Heidebrink, English Major
