English Department

ANNOUNCEMENTS & Links

ENJAMBED - Now accepting submissions for the 2019 issue of ENJAMBED!

Submit your work to Enjambed at enjambed.submissions@gmail.com by the deadline of March 8, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

CONGRATULATIONS To Our Award Winners in the English Dept!!

Presidential Award for Outstanding Student 2018

Melvianne Andersen, M.A. English Student

We are very proud that the Presidential Outstanding Student Award has been awarded to an English graduate student for the last 5 years!

Congratulations to our previous winners!

Livia Bongiovanni (2017)

Christine Walker (2016)

Melissa Williams (2015)

Amanda Reyes (2014)

CSUDH Student Research Day 2018 Winners

Humanities and Letters I

1st Place: Melvianne Andersen, English

Experimenting with Women and Epistemology in Love's Labour's Lost

Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Huth, Asst. Professor English

Humanities and Letters II

2nd Place: Paula Sherrin, English

Gendered Experiences of Trauma in Titus Andronicus

Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Huth, Asst. Professor English

Submit Your Admissions Application For:

M.A. in English Literature

M.A. in English Literature, Rhetoric and Composition

M.A. in English TESL

Admissions applications can be submitted online through Cal State Apply.

For more information on the programs contact:

Dr. Debra Best for Literature dbest@csudh.edu

Dr. Ed Zoerner for TESL ezoerner@csudh.edu

Testimonial

"The English faculty at CSUDH set an example of conscientious scholarship, compassionate teaching, and collegiality that prepared me well for the rigors of a PhD program. Starting a doctoral program with my Master's degree from CSUDH also gave me the confidence to succeed in my research and also to apply for, and ultimately win, fellowships such as the Bancroft Library Study Award at UC Berkeley and as a finalist for the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship. Soon I will be starting a new position as an assistant professor of multi-ethnic literature at California State University, Sacramento. I can honestly say that the individual attention, genuine encouragement, and intellectual mentoring I received at CSUDH gave me the confidence to pursue and attain my dreams."

- Hellen Lee, May 1999

"My tenure as a student in the English Master's program at CSUDH was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The faculty really care - about their discipline and about their students - and the positive, nurturing atmosphere engendered in me the belief that my ideas were valuable, that I could make a difference, that I could become a teacher. The benefits of the program are not only material; while I have been working steadily in the community college system since receiving my degree, and realized my dream of publishing a novel, I continue to reap the intangible remards of mentorship, friendship and collegial support, and this has kept me going through the inevitable touch times."

- Alex S. Johnson, M.A. 2005

"I originally chose CSUDH because of evening classes and the convenient location. However, after graduation, what continues to stand out is the passion and professionalism of several marvelous professors. Their willingness to share their academic expertise inspired me to learn and grow both inside and outside of the classroom. I finished the program with greater confidence in my ability to write, new skills for teaching, and a broadened understanding of both history and theory. This has led to a transformation of my professional life. I have started teaching at the college level where I enjoy the opportunity to share what I learned with a variety of students in both Composition and Literature classes."

- Susan Garman, M.A. - 2006