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English Professor Named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow
P. Gabrielle Foreman, Paterno Family Professor of American Literature and co-director of the Center for Digital Black Research, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellow grant for her creativity as a historian and leader and for her future promise.
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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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Adventure Awaits with Penn State English
Students in our Adventure Literature courses climb, hike, or kayak their way through literary landscapes and write about their experiences.
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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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Congratulations to Samuel Kọ́láwọlé, whose new story, ” Adjustment of Status,” will be published in the fall issue of the New England Review.

Congratulations Beth Parfitt for her role in getting up and running a system to provide extra Writing Center support proactively to struggling students: “Penn State Learning pilots ENGL 15 proactive outreach program.”

Congratulations to Nick Beishline, who has landed a book signing at Cupboard Maker Books in Enola, PA.

Congratulations to Samuel Kọ́láwọlé, who has been asked to serve on the executive board of the Ngugi Wa Thiongo Foundation.

Congratulations to Julie Park on the publication of My Dark Room which was released by the University of Chicago Press.

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403 Burrowes Building
814.863.3069

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434 Burrowes Building
814.863.0258

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814.863.3066
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