Welcome to the Department of English and Comparative Literature!
Study with award-winning teachers & professional writers. Prepare for a variety of careers in teaching, career and technical writing, or advanced study in English, law and medicine. Home to the Steinbeck Fellows and the Lurie Visiting Distinguished Author programs, the department also houses the Center for Literary Arts, which brings distinguished poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers to campus to give public readings.
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The Department of English and Comparative Literature's mission is to develop the reading and writing skills, the interpretive ability, and the cultural awareness of its students by maintaining and enhancing a tradition of strong teaching, good scholarship, and vigorous support of creative literary activity.