UVa English

12/13/2016

Blair, a devoted colleague and teacher who guided the English department’s Creative Writing Program to national prominence and taught writing for almost 30 years, died Monday.

12/02/2016

10/26/2016

http://www.wsj.com/articles/hunting-for-soft-skills-companies-scoop-up-english-majors-1477404061

Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees. Class of 2015 graduates from those disciplines are employed at higher rates than their cohorts in the class of 2014, a survey shows.

09/02/2016

"The top 25 percent of history and English majors earn more than the average major in science and math..."

Forcing college kids to ignore the liberal arts won't help them in a competitive economy.

03/21/2016

English class featured in UVa's "Inside A&S"

03/18/2016

Deborah McDowell, director of the Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, and Frank Dukes, founder of University & Community Action for Racial Equity, are honored for their efforts at furthering diversity, equity and inclusion.

03/14/2016

https://www.facebook.com/events/1157859710920813/

01/20/2016

Visit the new English Students Association site: http://esaatuva.wix.com/virginia

provides information and resources to English students

11/30/2015

Charlie Tyson, Rhodes Scholar and UVa English major.

Aesthetic contemplation is essential to a modern liberal arts education, Tyson writes in an essay celebrating his educational journey to Great Britain.

11/08/2015

Careers in English: http://www.engl.virginia.edu/career-feature

Tell us your story! English majors from U.Va. have gone on to fields as varied as they are numerous. If you would like to share your experience on our blog, send an email to Professor Brad Pasanek with (a) your name, graduation year, and current job title, (b) a description of your current job and h…

10/08/2015

ESA event: English Grad School Expo. With Professor Clare Kinney and U.Va. graduate students.

08/25/2015

Photos from last night's event.