The Department of English comprises twelve faculty with teaching and research interests in English, Irish, and American literatures; world literatures; creative writing; and teaching English. Faculty take an active role in advising approximately 200 majors in our liberal arts (B.A.) and English education (B.A.A.) programs. The English graduate program’s twenty English and Writing Studies faculty offer courses in literature, critical theory, information design, rhetoric, and linguistics within three M.A. emphases: publishing and print culture, literary studies, and English studies.