Job Posting: Assistant or Associate Professor in Latinx Studies
October 8, 2021
The Department of English & Comparative Literature invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor Latinx Studies.
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Meet the 2021 PhD Cohort
September 24, 2021
The Department of English and Comparative Literature is welcoming a cohort of twelve new PhD candidates!
Hilary Lithgow Leads Warrior-Scholar Project
September 20, 2021
Prof. Lithgow leads a humanities intensive for incoming student veterans.
ECL 225: The Departmental History Timeline
September 14, 2021
A digital timeline of the department’s 225-year history is now live.
Statement on BOT’s Decision Regarding Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Appointment
May 25, 2021
As members of the faculty of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, we write to express our alarm about the recent denial of tenure of Nikole Hannah-Jones for an endowed Knight professorship at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Emily Sferra
April 16, 2021
Meet Emily Sferra! Emily is an ECL PhD student researching female friendships in 19th century British novels.
Professor Tyree Daye’s Surprise Student Chapbook
April 6, 2021
Tyree Daye, Teaching Assistant Professor of Creative Writing was surprised last semester when his class gifted him with a chapbook of their poems.
Four ECL Majors to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
March 8, 2021
Congratulations to Chelsea Tate Deitelzweig, Alexandra Catherine Mao, Jessica Maria Pereira, and Hannah Kaitlin Whittington!
Poetry and Play in the Pandemic: English Gaming Courses in the Digital Classroom
February 11, 2021
Last semester, Professors Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Courtney Rivard’s courses found success in the digital classroom.