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Hemingway Letters Project Receives NEH Grant
Professors Sandra Spanier and Vernal Kale secured a Scholarly Editions and Translations grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Gabrielle Foreman Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Foreman joins a prestigious membership that dates back to the American Revolution
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Write and Explore in Ireland
Students in this summer program visit key cultural and historic sites in Ireland and study the rich tradition of Irish literature and art.
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PWR Approach to Artificial Intelligence
The Department of English's Program in Writing and Rhetoric has prepared an approach for exploring the role of artificial intelligence in writing instruction.
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Our Mission, Our Values
The Penn State English Department is committed to creativity, rhetorical and civic deliberation, scholarly inquiry, and an openness to new ideas.
Our Statement Regarding the Atlanta Shootings
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Our Mission, Our Values

The Penn State English Department is committed to creativity, rhetorical and civic deliberation, scholarly inquiry, and an openness to new ideas.

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Rolling Reading Series presents Samuel Kọ́láwọlé
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
The 2025 Fisher Family Writer-In-Residence: Kelly McMasters
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Rolling Reading Series presents Adrienne Su
March 20, 2025
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Digital Culture + Media Initiative presents Omedi Ochieng
April 3, 2025
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Grucci Room, 102 Burrowes Building
Digital Culture + Media Initiative presents Kalindi Vora
April 10, 2025
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Grucci Room, 102 Burrowes Building
Rolling Reading Series presents Jamil Jan Kochai
April 10, 2025
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Digital Culture + Media Initiative presents Aaron Shapiro
April 17, 2025
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Grucci Room, 102 Burrowes Building
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Latest News

Latest News

Carmin Wong has been selected as the 2024-2025 Shirley Graham Du Bois Creative in Residence with Castle of Our Skins.

Julie Park has been awarded honorable mention for the MLA’s James Russell Lowell Prize.

Michael Young recently published an article in The Quarterly Journal of Speech titled “Towards a Rhetorical Theory of Charisma: Corinthians, Cults, and Demagogic Criticism.”

Ellen Skirvin co-edited This Book is Free and Yours to Keep: Notes From the Appalachian Prison Book Project.

Debbie Hawhee has won a well-deserved honor: she has been named by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Mentor Award.

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403 Burrowes Building
814.863.3069

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434 Burrowes Building
814.863.0258

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434 Burrowes Building
814.863.3066
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