Department of English

Journalism major, Rhea Panela, reflects on her educational journey in this special column for the Seattle Times.
 

A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

Charles Johnson has shown exceptional talent in a wide variety of artistic endeavors: cartoonist, novelist, short story writer, essayist, screenwriter, and educator.

Cluster, their concept which received $85,000 and Amazon product development support, is an online suite of composition tools using comics narratives to teach effective, situated writing.

Christians who gathered for worship on Sunday push back against an executive order excluding all refugees and immigrants from some mostly Muslim countries. 

Langdon Cook (MFA, 1994) is an expert on the pleasures of foraging for food.

The New York Times conducted a Q&A with Charles Johnson, a professor emeritus of English at the UW and author of the award-winning novel "Middle Passage." 

Mary and Allan Kollar have combined their passions for writing and art through a graduate fellowship that honors both disciplines. 

Charles Johnson is the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Endowed Professor of Writing, now emeritus, at the University of Washington.

Charles Johnson was asked to write a statement about an item that will be displayed in the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. 

Grad students in diverse creative fields collaborated through a summer colloquium, Multiplying Mediums. 

What does it take to prove that you are more human than a computer? A&S alum Brian Christian (MFA, Creative Writing, 2008) finds out. 

Students majoring in biochemistry, English and political science receive 2016 President's Medals.  

The College of Arts & Sciences awarded its 2016 Graduate Medal to three exceptional graduate students.

An A&S board member shares her experience of traveling in Rome with English professor Shawn Wong and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity students.