The English department is governed by a Chair assisted by a number of standing committees and department officers. The department's governance is structured by a Policy Manual. Some committees seat both undergraduate and graduate-student representatives who are nominated by faculty. The Department also houses a number of projects or centers with their own directors.

Elected Departmental & College Committees

Recruitment:
Douglass (Chair), Fleck, Krishnaswamy, Shillinglaw, Warner

Retention, Tenure & Promotion:
Douglass (Chair), Eastwood, Lovell, Mesher, Mitchell

Policy:
Douglass (Chair), Eastwood, Fleck, Krishnaswamy, Maio, Shillinglaw

College Retention, Tenure & Promotion:
Karim

College Research:
N/A

College Sabbatical:
Mesher

Appointed Departmental Committees

Composition:
Harrison (Chair), Arnold (Teaching Associate), Baer, Collins, Cox, Cullen, Douglass, Fleck, Knapp, Mitchell, Prasad

Creative Writing:
Soldofsky (Chair—Fall), Taylor (Chair—Spring), Altchul, Ashton, Douglass, Evans, Harrison, James, Karim, Lindelof, Maio, Miller, O'Sullivan, Schragg

Curriculum:
Krishnaswamy (Chair), Baer, Brada-Williams, Cox, Crawford (Teaching Associate), Douglass, Eastwood, Harris, Harrison, Lovell, Warner

Dorothy Wright Committee:
Eastwood (Chair), Lovell, Shillinglaw, Warner

Graduate Committee:
Brada-Williams (Chair—Fall), Fleck (Chair—Spring), Douglass, Eastwood, Krishnaswamy, Shillinglaw, Soldofsky (Spring), Taylor, Wilson

Library:
Harris

MA Exams:
Confidential

MFA Exams:
Confidential

Publicity:
Shillinglaw (Chair), Altschul, Brada-Williams, Cox, Douglass, Eastwood, Karim, Taylor

Scholarships/Awards:
Confidential

Teacher Education:
Warner (Chair), Lovell, Shillinglaw

Web Oversight & Technology:
Harris, Taylor