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A literary dream: English students explore a mystical book collection

Walking into a library with floor to ceiling shelves brimming with books is every English major’s dream. Stuart Rose’s shelves are mystical, filled with…

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Melissa Guadrón and Katlin Sweeney-Romero named Presidential Fellows for 2022-23

The English department is excited to announce that Melissa Guadrón and Katlin Sweeney-Romero have been named Presidential Fellows for 2022-23.  

The Graduate School awards the…

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Sean Yeager recipient of the 2022-2023 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship

The Department of English is excited to announce that PhD student, Sean Yeager, is a recipient of the Graduate School’s 2022-2023 Alumni Grants for…

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Research Spotlight: Associate Professor Pranav Jani

By Anushka Mukherjee

Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are working on or have…

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Monsters, Ecopoetics, Shakespeare: classes fulfilling the new GE requirements

You may have heard about the new general education requirements for the incoming first-year students of 2022 and beyond at Ohio State. If you are wondering how to begin navigating this new…

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Elissa Washuta’s essay anthologized in The Best American Essays 2022

The Department of English would like to congratulate Associate Professor Elissa Washuta for her essay “Drinking Story” (originally titled “How Do I Tell…

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Research Spotlight: Dr. Amrita Dhar

By Anushka Mukherjee

Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are working on or have…

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Spotlighting our alumni

For the past several months, we’ve been reaching out to our alumni to find out your English story. Here are just a few of the fantastic responses we’ve received, sharing how the English major has…

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Student Spotlight: Sarah Grace Smith uses her English major to explore Scotland

Sarah Grace Smith embarked on a study abroad adventure to Scotland this summer before her senior year (every undergrad’s dream) to pursue a Creative…