NDSU Department of English

10/07/2026

Faculty Spotlight:
Dr. Alison Graham-Bertolini, Professor of English and Women's Studies

10/05/2026

Join the English Graduate Organization on this fun Fall event!

09/23/2026

Please join us
Fall Colloquium Series
Friday, Sept 25 @ noon - Minard 112

Arya Rogne and Dr. Adam Goldwyn
"In Search of a Better Life: Norwegian Women Immigrants in North Dakota"

Research made possible by the Bison Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences fund

09/21/2026

Humanities Degrees Poised For A Comeback, Thanks To AI.

“For me, humanities made sense because with AI, learning the human side of business became much more valuable than just understanding the numbers,” says Crider, now 36.

Since 2012, the number of humanities majors has plunged as students chased degrees with what looked like guaranteed career payoffs. But the job market has changed.

09/18/2026

The English Graduate Organization kicked off the year with a Get-to-Know-You Potluck in the newly revamped Graduate Student Lounge!

Friday's event brought together great food, great conversation, and even better people.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out, brought a dish, and helped make our new space feel like home. Can't wait to see you all at the next event! 💛📚

07/16/2026

"As hiring has declined across nearly every field, new data suggests that liberal arts graduates may be best suited to adapt."

As hiring falls across 20 top college majors, new LinkedIn data shows which degrees work best for versatility, with liberal arts such as English in the lead.

06/27/2026

Mic drop!

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

We are delighted to announce the recipients of this year's English Department Graduate Student teaching and research awards. Please join me in congratulating two outstanding members of our community.

Teaching Award: Nazifa Tasnim

We are pleased to award this year's teaching prize to Nazifa Tasnim. Her nominator describes her teaching as "innovative and effective," noting that "Nazifa is able to think beyond traditional course curriculum and motivate students to think critically about assumptions they and others hold about seemingly neutral concepts such as 'work.'"

Research Award: SJ Williamson

This year's research award goes to SJ Williamson. The judges praised their work for addressing "important questions about how emotion intersects with Generative AI during the writing process, and the implications of this intersection for neurodivergent student writers." They further noted, "The research design is creative and utilizes multiple methods, and the research question is interesting."

Congratulations Nazifa and SJ! Your dedication to teaching and research exemplifies the best of our department. Thank you, too, to those who nominated outstanding students, and to this year's judges.

05/22/2026

NDSU English was honored to welcome Dr. Laura Gonzales from the University of Florida as our 2026 Visiting Summer Scholar!

Dr. Gonzales spent the week with us teaching ENGL 790: Community Engagement and Technology Design (May 18–22), bringing her expertise in multilingual user experience, translation, and technology design to our campus.

Thank you, Dr. Gonzales, for sharing your knowledge and passion with our NDSU community! 💛💚