Department of English Language & Literature

Letter from the Chair, Gail Houston

literature and language, writing and critical thinking are crucial not only to identifying our society’s values but also to examining how and why all cultures have ethical, aesthetic, social, spiritual, emotional, and economic value systems." Read the full letter

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Internship Program

Profiles of current interns, resources for students interested in pursuing an internship and listings of current internship openings. Visit the Internship page

Taos Summer Writers' Conference

The Conference has " a distinct conference philosophy that attracts writers from not only all over the U.S., but Canada, Taiwan and West Africa." Visit the Conference Website

Writing Across Communities

we educate students for global lives in the new century, lives in which the ability communicate fluently across boundaries is essential. Visit the WAC website

American Literary Realism

For over forty years, American Literary Realism has brought readers critical essays on American literature from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Edited by Gary Scharnhorst. Visit the ALR website