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Welcome to the Alma College English Department Homepage

English Department courses challenge students to engage with the traditions and methods of literary study to become powerful critical and creative thinkers. Students balance thinking broadly with reading closely, building knowledge in world literatures and cultures to appreciate and understand their own.

The Department's course offerings include introductory and advanced level courses in composition, creative writing and journalism; introductory surveys and advanced studies in literature and critical theory; and a senior seminar. The Department regularly offers opportunities for independent, off-campus and overseas study.

Several of our recent graduates have successfully completed M.A. and Ph.D. programs in literature and composition. More generally, English graduates are well prepared for professional opportunities in media, the law, public relations, public and private education, and for jobs with non-profit foundations and research organizations.

Click here for a one-page information sheet (PDF).

Alumni Pages

We're in the process of moving the department alumni pages to the new web site; meanwhile, you can find information about English alums at the old site. Please add your profile!

 

Alma's "green" residence hall, Wright Hall, was completed in January 2005. The modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen
Departments: English

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen’s fascination for literature and the English language was inspired from reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre when she was just 14 years old. Originally from Taiwan, Chen says, “Although English literature can be quite a challenge, it opens doors to many places.”