Department of English
Loyola's Department of English offers a diverse curriculum in literature, critical theory, film history, creative writing, nonfiction and professional writing, digital media, linguistics, and rhetoric. Students receive a strong foundation in classical and contemporary works, with writing style and skills emphasized in every course.
Academics
Research
Students in the Department of English have the opportunity to participate in several undergraduate research projects. Learn more about our research »
Faculty Success
Professor of English Hillary Eklund receives a major award
Dr. Hillary Eklund received the 2019 Monroe Kirk Spears Award from Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 for her Spring 2019 article, "Shakespeare's Littoral and the Dramas of Loss and Store." Read the winning piece here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/725099
Student Success
Critically-acclaimed novelist and Loyola English alumna Catherine Lacey '07 featured in New York Times and Vogue for her second novel 'The Answers'
Critically-acclaimed novelist and Loyola English alumna Catherine Lacey '07, recently received rave reviews from the New York Times and Vogue for her second novel The Answers, which is the "Must Read of the Summer," according to Vogue, and one of