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The Department of English is a NRC statistical top ten program.

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We Rank Among the Best

The Department of English is a NRC Statistical Top Ten Program.

Read More…

We Rank Among the Best

The Department of English is a NRC Statistical Top Ten Program.

Read More…

We Rank Among the Best

The Department of English is a NRC Statistical Top Ten Program.

Read More…

We Rank Among the Best

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From the Department Head

We are English, We are Penn State!

Welcome to Penn State English, a department of path-breaking scholars, magnificent teachers, committed national leaders, talented students, and accomplished alumni.  More...

Alumni & Student Spotlight

What Can You Do With English?

Alumni Spotlight
Ryan Teitman is a poet at Stanford University

Ryan Teitman is a poet at Stanford University

After I graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in English, I worked for three years in and around Philadelphia as a newspaper reporter. I owe my first job in journalism to Professor Robin Becker's arts writing seminar. Using clips I wrote for her class, I got my first real writing job--a gig as an arts freelancer for the Centre Daily Times.

Kristina McKenna is a secondary English teacher

Kristina McKenna is a secondary English teacher

I came to Penn State with a passion for reading and writing, so majoring in English was a logical choice. From Plato and Catullus to Steinbeck and Plath, my professors continued to feed this passion, offering me opportunities for growth in my writing and communication skills, as well as broadening the scope of my reading.

Jessica Karbowiak's first book to be published

Jessica Karbowiak's first book to be published

Jessica Karbowiak's PSU manuscript, "These Things I Know," a short collection of fiction and creative nonfiction, has been picked up by Pink Fish Press, and is forthcoming mid-2012.

Geoffrey T. Cozine is a copywriter and editor

Geoffrey T. Cozine is a copywriter and editor

Since graduating from PennState in 1999 with a B.A. in English, I have moved around the country more than I had ever expected, and each packed truck also meant a career shift due to availability in the local job market.

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Faculty Spotlight

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Faculty Spotlight
Stuart Selber won the Nell Ann Pickett Award

Stuart Selber won the Nell Ann Pickett Award

Selber earned the prize for best article in "Technical Communication Quarterly" with his essay, "A Rhetoric of Electronic Instruction Sets."

Paul Kellermann's students profiled the residents of Foxdale Village

Paul Kellermann's students profiled the residents of Foxdale Village

Students in Paul Kellermann’s nonfiction classes have written biographical profiles of the residents of a local retirement community.

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