An English degree is about more than the book. English majors learn to see complex problems in their full richness and don’t take the first answer, or the simplest answer, as truth. In our courses, numerous kinds of texts – from medieval poems to postmodern novels, adapted screenplays to literary criticism itself – appear as windows into the cultures and conditions in which they were produced. English majors develop habits of mind attuned to the reasons why people do what they do and write what they write. Our graduates are engaged, empathetic people pursuing a creative, critical, and useful degree.

Graduates from our BA in English go on to exciting careers in a range of different fields:

Victoria Genovese (2013): Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Mississippi State University
Alan Duran (2014): Immigration Attorney in Medford
Rachel Sandstrom Morrison (2015): PR Manager at Wild Roots Spirits
Darryl Oliver (2015): English Instructor at La Salle College Preparatory Academy in Pasadena, CA
Fredrik Knudsen (2015): Documentary Film Creator of the "Down the Rabbit Hole" Video Series
Megan Haverman (2016): Project Manager at FINE Brand Agency in Portland
Joshua Valentine (2016): Masters of Library Science student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Austin Webster (BA 2017, MA 2019): PhD student in English Literature at UCLA
Cecilia Curiel (2017): English Instructor in Shanghai, China
Danielle Palatin (2017): PhD student in English at the University of Illinois-Champaign
Ethan Heusser (2018): MFA student in Poetry at the University of Iowa
Devin Curtis (2018): Media Specialist at Vanderbilt University
Garrett Kitamura (2018): Law student at the University of Virginia

Sydney Sullivan (2018): PhD student in English at the University of Arizona

Justin Bennett (2019): Intern at U.S. Congress / Peace Corps Education Volunteer in Rwanda