What's Happening in the Department of English?
Fall 2026
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The Pinch Presents: Ryan Teitman - October 20th
Join us for a poetry reading and Q&A with author Ryan Teitman on Tuesday, October 20th at 6pm in Patterson Hall 456. Ryan’s work has appeared in Gulf Coast, The Southern Review, The Threepenny Review, and The Yale Review!
English Honors Colloquium: Dr. Lindsay Helms - October 26th
The English Honors Colloquium is a series that began in 2024 and invites faculty,
staff, graduate students, undergraduate majors and minors, and anyone interested in
English Studies to gather in fellowship to hear about and discuss the cutting-edge
work being done by our faculty. On October 26th, Dr. Lindsay Helms will discuss “Classroom to Clinic: A Task-Based Approach to Language for Healthcare” in Patterson Hall 456.
English Honors Colloquium: Dr. Lorinda Cohoon - November 9th
The English Honors Colloquium is a series that began in 2024 and invites faculty,
staff, graduate students, undergraduate majors and minors, and anyone interested in
English Studies to gather in fellowship to hear about and discuss the cutting-edge
work being done by our faculty. On November 9th, Dr. Lorinda Cohoon will discuss “Merry’s Museum, Cousins, L. M. Alcott, and Affiliation and Association in Nineteenth-Century Children’s
Periodicals” in Patterson Hall 456.