Gale Sigal is Professor of English and Medieval Studies. Since joining Wake Forest in 1987, she has served as Chair of the English Department, Director of Graduate Studies and co-founder and co-director of the Medieval Studies Minor and the Interdisciplinary MA Certificate Program in Medieval Studies. She teaches the European… Continue Reading: Meet Gale Sigal, Professor of English
Eric Ekstrand studied English at Wake Forest as an undergraduate and feels quite lucky to work alongside many of his former teachers, as well as all his colleagues and students, whom he admires so much. He joined the writing program at Wake Forest in 2012. Prior to that he served… Continue Reading: Meet Eric Ekstrand, Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
Dear students and friends of the Wake Forest English Department: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes are suspended until March 23rd, when we will move to remote learning. Please read WFU’s coronavirus website and FAQ, and contact us at english@wfu.edu with questions specific to the English Department. We encourage all to… Continue Reading: A message about COVID-19
Hometown: Holt, Michigan Degree: Master of the Arts in English Current Employment: PhD student at Purdue University and Editorial Assistant for MFS: Modern Fiction Studies What role has the English major played in your career path? The English major has had an integral role in my career path. I have… Continue Reading: Meet English Alum Alejandra Ortega, MA ’15
A poem by Wake Forest University creative writing alumna Nina Oteria can now be found on the Corcoran Poetry Wall, a new public installation painted by Bethany Bash. Bash’s mural, which includes Oteria’s poem alongside a poem by Kristi Stout, is located on Corcoran Street between Ramseur Street and Main… Continue Reading: Creative writing alum Nina Oteria launches poetry wall project with fellow artists in Durham, NC
The Wake Forest University Department of English mourns the loss of Robert (Bob) Lovett, professor emeritus of English, who died February 16, 2020, in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Lovett spent his childhood in New York and Atlanta, Georgia, before attending Marist School, Oglethorpe University, and Emory University, where he earned his… Continue Reading: In Remembrance of Bob Lovett, Professor Emeritus of British Literature
