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.

In Memoriam
The Department of English joins our colleagues at the Price Lab and the Penn Libraries in mourning the death of our friend, former student, and cherished colleague, Scott Enderle.
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Oscars 2022, Predicted
March 24, 2022
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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.