Considering an English Major? It May Be For You, If You Want To… teach English in high school be a journalist or editor be a poet or novelist be a lawyer teach English at a college or university have a strong liberal arts education
Welcome to graduate studies in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Our department offers a full range of graduate programs, including the Master of Arts, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and the Doctor of Philosophy.
The Department of English boasts twenty-six Tenure-line Faculty, and six Academic Professional Faculty working in a wide range of research interests. For more information about various Faculty, please visit their individual profile pages, and peruse the Faculty Bookshelf.
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Read a Book by a UNCG Professor This Summer
Posted on July 11, 2024
Congratulations to Evangeline Grace Lothian (B.A. 2025) for publishing her debut novel with SnowRidge Press! Olympia A god without a […]
Posted on May 9, 2024
$5 Million Mellon Grant Provides Paid Internships for Humanities Students
Posted on April 17, 2024
Please join me in congratulating Pooja Shah and Janie Raghunandan, recipients of the 2023-2024 Roskelly Award for Pedagogical Innovation. The College Writing Program Committee (Heather Brook […]
Posted on April 16, 2024
Executive Director
“Without my English background, I would not have the conversational, leadership, or writing skills to fulfill my current role.”
Serving most of the university’s students through three core classes, the College Writing Program at UNCG teaches writing through an awareness of rhetoric so that students can craft their arguments with a specific audience, situation, and purpose in mind.