The Calvin English department is replacing its traditional English major with three new majors: literature, linguistics and writing. And with each of these majors, an internship is required. The ...

Students choose from a variety of courses within every area of the English major and may develop concentrations in a number of fields, including historical periods, cultural studies, popular culture, ...

I became an English major because I like to read. In this economy and at a college where most students have their eyes set on high-powered consulting or Wall Street jobs, deciding to have an academic ...

The close-knit community and co-curricular activities are hallmarks of the Wilkes English department. As an English major, you spend a significant amount of time reading and writing. To thrive, you ...

What the world needs right now is more English majors. This may sound counterintuitive, even ridiculous. Indeed, the question English majors most dread is, “What will you do with that when you ...

Peter G. Beidler, a professor of English at Lehigh University, wondered what his department’s graduates were doing with their degrees and how they felt about having majored in English. So he conducted ...