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.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the English Department present Larry Aitken, “Speaking of Languages, Ojibwe, and Minnesota” Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in King Hall Auditorium. Professor Larry Aitken is the Endowed Chair and Director of American Indian Studies at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minn., and the Tribal Historian for [...]
Kevin Zepper, English, is the author of a new book of poems, Sugartown, recently published by Finishing Line Press. He is also the author of The Fifth Ramone: Prose Poems and I Bring You Dead Things. The lead quote in Sugartown is “Dulcius Ex Asperis”, which is Latin for “After difficulty, sweetness.” “This poetry book [...]
Reminder: The Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society is working with Better World Books to sponsor a book drive through Dec. 15. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the National Center for Family Literacy. In addition, Sigma Tau Delta will receive $1 for each accepted book we collect. The money that is [...]
December 8 @7 p.m. • Red Raven Espresso Parlor • Fargo Let our festive event overshadow your spirits dampened by thoughts of finals. Come rejoice in the cheerful recital of holiday stories. Bring family and friends to this child-friendly event. Whether it is Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, religious or secular, ALL holiday-themed works of prose [...]
Adam Heidebrink, English Major
