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Department of English

The Department of English proudly fulfills its mission through excellence and innovation in teaching, outstanding research and creative activities, public engagement and distinctive cultural alliances, all within an environment that fosters inclusiveness. English study trains students in textual analysis, communication, and critical thinking, thus preparing our students for any job requiring imaginative thinking, analytical thinking, and/or communication skills.

 
 
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MFA Alum Tochi Eze's Book Cover; Debut Novel Release Date August 2025
MFA Creative Writing Alum Tochi Eze's debut novel, This Kind of Trouble, has a cover and a release date of August 2025.
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Prof. Stephanie Anderson Interview: Conservation, Readers, New Book, "From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture"
MFA Alum Brittany Ackerman interviews Prof. Stephanie Anderson in Write or Die magazine.
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Prof. Becka McKay has Four Poems out in December Magazine
Congratulations to Professor Becka McKay on four new poems out in December magazine.
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Dr. Kate Polak Publishes Four New Poems in Pioneertown and Rat's Ass Review
Dr. Kate Polak publishes four new poems in Rat's Ass Review and pioneertown.
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FAU Creative Writing Club Reading Event 11/22 @ 2pm in CU 321
The FAU Creative Writing Club will host a Reading Event on Friday, November 22 @ 2pm in CU 321.
 
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ENGLISH ALUMNI
Ashley George
Ashley George
Ashley George earned a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric in Spring 2017. She received departmental honors for completing the thesis program and college honors for her GPA. She was recently...
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Danielle Powell
Danielle Powell
Danielle Powell graduated magna cum laude from Florida Atlantic University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. While an undergrad, she was a member of the English Honors program, was on the Dean's Honors List, and...
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Shauna Mogan
Shauna Mogan
Shauna Mogan earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Renaissance Literature from FAU in 2014. She currently works as a teacher at Cooper City High School where she instructs 10th Grade English/English...
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