Your Gifts Help
Your gifts help us to maintain our excellence as an English Department. Through the generosity of alumni and other donors, we've been able to provide our students and faculty with resources to enrich their learning, advance their research, and recognize their achievements. Click here to learn more about how to contribute to the English Department and the Nellie McKay Memorial Fund for English.
CHAIR'S CORNER
Thomas Schaub reports some great news for the Department
BOOK NOOK
- Alumni Bookshelf - Check out recent books by alums!
- Summer Reading - Looking for a good book? We have some recommendations.
FEATURE: STANDING NAKED AT THE LECTURN
We asked department faculty members to share their most haunting and hilarious anxiety dreams about the classroom. Check them out!
Students smile in Sandra Arfa's English 334,
"Introduction to TESOL Methods"
ALUMNI GIFT NOOK
Even small donations make a big difference. See how your gifts this year have been put to good use.
HELLO AND GOOD-BYE
ENGLISH IN ACTION
- Major Matters - Mike Bernard-Donals tells parents and students why the English Major matters today more than ever.
- English Alive: Romanticism Now - Professor Theresa Kelley shares her latest research and discusses the cultural urgency of Romanticism today.
- New(s) and Exciting - Read about groundbreaking programs launched this year by English Department faculty.
- Beyond the Classroom: The 2009 HEX (Humanities Exposed) Awards - Check out the award-winning community projects initiated by our graduate students.
BRIGHT FUTURES
We asked some of our graduating seniors to tell us how they'll take what they learned as English majors out into the world.
ENGLISH EXCELLENCE
- Exceptional Undergrads - Read about this year's undergraduate award winners.
- And the Prize Goes to... Congrats, 2009 undergraduate essay prize winners!
- Great Grads - See where our Ph.D. students received jobs.
- Congratulations, Professors – Read about the major awards received this year by our faculty members.
SIGHTS & SOUNDS
- Photo Gallery See what we're up to: new faces, student activities, public events, and more.
- Hear, Here! – Hear songs performed by English professors David Zimmerman and Michael Witmore, along with radio interviews with your favorite English professors on a variety of literary topics.
UW-Madison Department of English Faculty, 1922
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
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JOB HELP FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
If you would be interested in speaking at a career information session for the English Department, or if you have or know of internship opportunities that would be of potential interest to an undergraduate with an English major, please click here. Opportunities in Madison or summer options around the country are especially welcome. Thank you for being willing to help a fellow Badger!
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