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12/13/2016
In Memoriam: Sydney Blair, ‘The Heart’ of UVA’s Creative Writing Program Blair, a devoted colleague and teacher who guided the English department’s Creative Writing Program to national prominence and taught writing for almost 30 years, died Monday.
12/02/2016
10/26/2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hunting-for-soft-skills-companies-scoop-up-english-majors-1477404061
Hunting for Soft Skills, Companies Scoop Up English Majors Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees. Class of 2015 graduates from those disciplines are employed at higher rates than their cohorts in the class of 2014, a survey shows.
09/02/2016
"The top 25 percent of history and English majors earn more than the average major in science and math..."
Meet the parents who won’t let their children study literature Forcing college kids to ignore the liberal arts won't help them in a competitive economy.
03/21/2016
English class featured in UVa's "Inside A&S"
Discovering the Juxtaposition | College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of...
03/18/2016
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes Deborah McDowell, director of the Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, and Frank Dukes, founder of University & Community Action for Racial Equity, are honored for their efforts at furthering diversity, equity and inclusion.
01/20/2016
Visit the new English Students Association site: http://esaatuva.wix.com/virginia
The English Students Association at UVA provides information and resources to English students
11/30/2015
Charlie Tyson, Rhodes Scholar and UVa English major.
From Oxford, Rhodes Scholar Charlie Tyson Reflects on His UVA Education Aesthetic contemplation is essential to a modern liberal arts education, Tyson writes in an essay celebrating his educational journey to Great Britain.
Careers in English: http://www.engl.virginia.edu/career-feature
Careers in English | Department of English Tell us your story! English majors from U.Va. have gone on to fields as varied as they are numerous. If you would like to share your experience on our blog, send an email to Professor Brad Pasanek with (a) your name, graduation year, and current job title, (b) a description of your current job and h…
10/08/2015
ESA event: English Grad School Expo. With Professor Clare Kinney and U.Va. graduate students.
08/25/2015
Photos from last night's event.
03/14/2016