Department of English
Our program offers myriad opportunities for intellectual development, including over a dozen graduate working groups, a departmental lecture series, and a full calendar of interdisciplinary events.
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Feb19
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
English Graduate Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall
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Feb19
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
People’s Books and Culture (formerly the Penn Book Center)
130 South 34th Street -
Feb20
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street, sixth floor, Philadelphia, PA -
Feb20
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Fisher-Bennett Hall Graduate Lounge (room 330)
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Feb21
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street, sixth floor, Philadelphia, PA -
Feb21
3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium
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Feb24
5:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Class of 1978 Pavilion, in the Kislak Center for Special Collections on the 6th floor of the University of Pennsylvania's Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
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Feb27
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Fisher-Bennett Hall, Faculty Lounge Room 135
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Mar2
5:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Class of 1978 Pavilion, in the Kislak Center for Special Collections on the 6th floor of the University of Pennsylvania's Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
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Mar2
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Meyerson Conference Center, Room 223, Van Pelt Library
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Mar3
(All day)
Fisher-Bennett Hall
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Mar4
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
English Graduate Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall
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Mar4
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Montgomery Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.
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Mar5
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Exhibition showcases the brilliance of Black women writers
February 17, 2020
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Professor David Eng featured in interview on NPR Code Switch
January 27, 2020
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Al Filreis and Jonathan Dick featured in Episode #144 of PoemTalk
January 22, 2020
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Carmen Machado interviewed on NPR's Code Switch
January 9, 2020
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Aaron Levy featured on WHYY for his work on the Penn Listening Lab
December 25, 2019
Find a Career Mentor
If you would like to receive specific career advice from one of our hundreds of Alumni Mentors or simply want to learn what Penn English majors go on to do with their lives, click here to visit our English Alumni Mentor Database.
Featured Alumni
Generations of alumni have experienced lifelong success as a result of majoring in English at Penn. Click here to read an interview with our featured alumnus, Laura Zandi.
