Many English majors spend a semester or a year studying abroad, typically in England, Ireland or Australia. Hamilton-affiliated programs offer a chance to explore first-hand the historical roots and cultural settings of many of our most important authors and works. While study abroad is an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum, it has special resonance for students of English as they learn to analyze not only traditional texts but the larger cultural and creative interactions that produce them.
Hamilton's Burke Library has among its substantial literary holdings an important collection related to the American modernist poet and Hamilton alumnus Ezra Pound. It also offers a wide selection of Caribbean literature and a remarkable handwritten, hand-decorated manuscript from 1465 that students in medieval courses may examine and handle.
While nearly every campus has a writing center, Hamilton’s Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center is regarded as one of the nation’s best — a model for other colleges and universities. Here students learn the fine points of researching, developing and organizing essays. All students have access to — and most make use of — the center’s student tutors, who are drawn from the best writers in every discipline across campus.
A recent national survey found Hamilton to be one of just two liberal arts colleges nationwide to offer exemplary instruction in writing — not just in English, but across all disciplines and departments.
The English Department balances specialized study and breadth of knowledge. We teach the entire history of literary expression in English, from medieval to postcolonial as well as African-American and Asian-American literatures.
Many English faculty members work collaboratively with students on research projects and publications. Projects are often funded by grants from the Emerson and Freeman foundations.
In addition to being committed to classroom education, members of the English Department regularly earn national recognition for their scholarship. The Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Stanford Humanities Center have all honored Hamilton’s English faculty in recent years.
A recent national survey found Hamilton to be one of just two liberal arts colleges nationwide to offer exemplary instruction in writing — not just in English, but across all disciplines and departments.
The English Department balances specialized study and breadth of knowledge. We teach the entire history of literary expression in English, from medieval to postcolonial as well as African-American and Asian-American literatures.
Many English faculty members work collaboratively with students on research projects and publications. Projects are often funded by grants from the Emerson and Freeman foundations.
In addition to being committed to classroom education, members of the English Department regularly earn national recognition for their scholarship. The Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Stanford Humanities Center have all honored Hamilton’s English faculty in recent years.
A recent national survey found Hamilton to be one of just two liberal arts colleges nationwide to offer exemplary instruction in writing — not just in English, but across all disciplines and departments.
The English Department balances specialized study and breadth of knowledge. We teach the entire history of literary expression in English, from medieval to postcolonial as well as African-American and Asian-American literatures.
Many English faculty members work collaboratively with students on research projects and publications. Projects are often funded by grants from the Emerson and Freeman foundations.
In addition to being committed to classroom education, members of the English Department regularly earn national recognition for their scholarship. The Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Stanford Humanities Center have all honored Hamilton’s English faculty in recent years.
A recent national survey found Hamilton to be one of just two liberal arts colleges nationwide to offer exemplary instruction in writing — not just in English, but across all disciplines and departments.
The English Department balances specialized study and breadth of knowledge. We teach the entire history of literary expression in English, from medieval to postcolonial as well as African-American and Asian-American literatures.
Many English faculty members work collaboratively with students on research projects and publications. Projects are often funded by grants from the Emerson and Freeman foundations.
In addition to being committed to classroom education, members of the English Department regularly earn national recognition for their scholarship. The Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Stanford Humanities Center have all honored Hamilton’s English faculty in recent years.
