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English Major & Minor
About
If you’re passionate about books and ideas and want to delve deeper into the study of literature, an English major or minor is for you!
Whether you’re interested in publishing your writing or serving on an editorial board, you’ll get plenty of hands-on experience with our student publications: The Record, the award-winning student-run newspaper; Broadside, an outlet for short poems and prose; Red Cents, an annual creative arts journal; or Pinchpenny Press, a book publisher right on campus. Alongside traditional literary surveys, our literature courses feature special topics courses on graphic novels, banned books and Shakespeare in film.
As an English student, you can customize your degree with a balance of literature, writing and language courses. By the time you graduate, you will be able to communicate effectively, think critically and write fluently: vital skills for success in graduate school or the professional world.
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News & Events
Red Cents honored with state literary magazine awards
Students from the Goshen College English Department and Art Department won six literary magazine awards for the college’s literary journal, Red Cents at the Indiana Collegiate Press Association’s (ICPA) annual convention in Indianapolis on April 7.
Poet Shari Wagner ’80 unveils ‘Song of the Maples’ at inauguration
In honor of the Inauguration of President Rebecca Stoltzfus, 1980 Goshen College alumna and Indiana's 2016 and 2017 Poet Laureate Shari Wagner unveiled her original poem, titled “Song of the Maples.”
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Number of campus publications to write for (Broadside, Red Cents, The Record, Goshen Commons)
90%
of English alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
7
Number of books published by Pinchpenny Press last year
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Students & Alumni
English Writing Major
Cora Broaddus '13
Cora Broaddus, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, graduated from Goshen College with an English Writing degree.
Cora's story
History
Janelle Diller '75
Janelle Diller discusses the unexpected ways her history major has contributed to her critical thinking expertise in her international work experience as well as an children's author.
Janelle's story
English Writing/Journalism Double Major
Kate Stoltzfus '14
Kate Stoltzfus, a 2014 graduate from Goshen, left Goshen College with an English writing and journalism degree and a deep appreciation for her home at GC.
Kate's story
English and Education Major
Elizabeth Franks-North '16
Elizabeth, an English and education double major from Greensboro, N.C. who graduated in 2016, wants to become an English teacher. While at GC, she was the editor of The Record and a co-leader of the Ultimate Frisbee Club.
Elizabeth's story
Communication
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88
Ellah is an internationally-known author, broadcaster, editor and literary critic, and has become renowned especially for her work in Anglophone African literature. She won the 2016 Goshen College Culture For Service Award.
Ellah's story
English and Natural Science Double Major
Hannah Sommers '96
Hannah Sommers, a 1996 graduate with an English and natural science degree, is a program manager at National Public Radio (NPR).
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Faculty & Staff
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Skip Barnett
Associate Professor of English
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