News & Events

Celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Department of English and Comparative Literature with us!

ECL PhD student Elizabeth Shand delivered virtual lecture series called “The History of the Book” for residents at Galloway Ridge, a senior living community in Pittsboro, NC.

Meet one of the Department of English and Comparative Literature’s newest faculty members, Gabriel Bump!

Congratulations to the students who completed honors theses during Spring 2021!

Gwendalyn Flick, a double major in English and Business Administration, values the interdisciplinary focus of her classes. “I feel so lucky that I am able to be a part of two programs that see the value in cross-departmental learning,” she says.

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.

Prof. Gabriel Bump’s award-winning novel is being adapted for the screen.

Congratulations to Prof. Jane Thrailkill on her fellowship from the National Humanities Center!

Congratulations to ECL PhD candidate Anne Fertig! Fertig was recently awarded the American Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women

Departmental awards for ECL students were awarded on Friday, April 23. Congratulations to the awardees!