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Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Ayesha Altaher, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Inherited Scripts and Contested Narratives: Arab and Muslim Identity in 18th and 19th Century America.” The dissertation supervisor was Dr. Jennifer Harris, and the committee members were Dr. Chad Wriglesworth and Dr. Lamees Al Ethari. The external examiner was Dr. Karen Skinazi, and the internal/external examiner was Dr. Jasmin Habib.

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 English Award Winners!

Graduate and undergraduate students can submit work written during the 2025 calendar year for English Department Awards.

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Jerika Sanderson, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Revivifying, Repurposing, Reimagining: From Commodification to Kinship in 21st-Century De-Extinction and Xenotransplantation Narratives."

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Meghan Riley, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Altering Bodies, Altering Minds: Examining Essentialism, Gendered Discrimination and Violence, Racism, and Colonialism through Speculative Fiction Tropes." 

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Kem-Laurin Lubin, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Ethotic Heuristics in Artificial Intelligence: A Rhetorical Framework for Guiding Responsible Data Design Praxis in Healthcare and Surveillance."

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Aleksander Franiczek!

We're proud to announce the names of the English Language and Literature students who will receive their degrees at the fall 2025 convocation this weekend. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations Dr. Chris Martin!

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Carolyn Eckert, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Punctuated Ethos: Addressing Trust, Credibility and Expertise in Times of Crisis." The dissertation supervisor was Dr. Ashley Mehlenbacher and the readers were Dr. Heather Love and Dr. Brianna Wiens. The external examiner was Dr. Nathan Johnson and the internal/external examiner was Dr. Elena Neiterman. The defence was chaired by Dr. Mark Crowley.