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About Us

In order to create a supportive environment for English majors, the staff advisor and faculty members in the Department of English are committed to providing our students with exceptional academic advising on a regular basis to help them achieve success, prepare for a career, make optimal use of faculty and departmental resources, and get the most out of their experience at UConn. We believe that the classroom experience of English majors is greatly enhanced by one-on-one meetings with faculty advisors. To this end, all faculty advisors meet with their advisees each semester to review students’ plans of study and discuss students’ course selections for the ensuing semester. 

How to Schedule an Appointment with Your English Advisor

Storrs Campus Advisors

First, check to see if your advisor has times posted in nexus.uconn.edu. If there are no posted times, email them to coordinate a meeting.

Regional Campus Advisors

English majors at a Regional Campus can coordinate a meeting time by emailing the assigned advisor.

Who is my advisor?

You can find your advisor’s name and contact information in Student Admin, in Student Center under My Academics.

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Are you an undergraduate student studying the social sciences, humanities, or the arts? Are you interested in building some research experience this summer? Would you like to work closely with faculty on their projects? If so, consider applying to the SHARE Virtual Research Apprenticeship program!

Apprenticeships with faculty from various disciplines are available, including multiple opportunities with English faculty. Qualifications and responsibilities vary by apprenticeship. 

Applications are due by Friday, March 22. Learn more about the program and apply for an apprenticeship at the link in our bio 🧡

Are you an undergraduate student studying the social sciences, humanities, or the arts? Are you interested in building some research experience this summer? Would you like to work closely with faculty on their projects? If so, consider applying to the SHARE Virtual Research Apprenticeship program!

Apprenticeships with faculty from various disciplines are available, including multiple opportunities with English faculty. Qualifications and responsibilities vary by apprenticeship.

Applications are due by Friday, March 22. Learn more about the program and apply for an apprenticeship at the link in our bio 🧡
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Last month, Professors Martha Cutter and Erika Williams spoke at a book talk presented by the Africana Studies Institute and the English Department. Professor Cutter talked about “The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown,” and Professor Williams discussed “Tales from Du Bois: The Queer Intimacy of Cross-Caste Romance.”

Read about the books and their key findings at the link in our bio 💙

Last month, Professors Martha Cutter and Erika Williams spoke at a book talk presented by the Africana Studies Institute and the English Department. Professor Cutter talked about “The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown,” and Professor Williams discussed “Tales from Du Bois: The Queer Intimacy of Cross-Caste Romance.”

Read about the books and their key findings at the link in our bio 💙
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Please join us in congratulating Wei-Hao Huang for successfully defending his dissertation, “The Centrifugality of Style,” this Tuesday!

Well done, Wei-Hao—we wish you the best of luck with all future endeavors 💙

Please join us in congratulating Wei-Hao Huang for successfully defending his dissertation, “The Centrifugality of Style,” this Tuesday!

Well done, Wei-Hao—we wish you the best of luck with all future endeavors 💙
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Join us for a book talk with Dr. Leerom Medovoi, author of “The Inner Life of Race: Souls, Bodies, and the History of Racial Power” (forthcoming Duke University Press 2024).

The talk will take place this Friday, February 23, from 3:00 - 4:30pm. Find us in Austin 217 at UConn Storrs. This event is free and open to the public.

We hope to see you there 💙

Join us for a book talk with Dr. Leerom Medovoi, author of “The Inner Life of Race: Souls, Bodies, and the History of Racial Power” (forthcoming Duke University Press 2024).

The talk will take place this Friday, February 23, from 3:00 - 4:30pm. Find us in Austin 217 at UConn Storrs. This event is free and open to the public.

We hope to see you there 💙
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Contact Us

Phone: 860-486-2322
inda.watrous@uconn.edu
Address: University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Road, U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025
More: https://nexus.uconn.edu/