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Zak Lancaster receives 2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentored Scholarship

Zak Lancaster, Associate Professor of English, was selected by the URECA (Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities) Committee as the 2019 recipient of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentored Scholarship in the Arts and Humanities. The award honors faculty members who have distinguished themselves as excellent mentors of Wake Forest… Continue Reading: Zak Lancaster receives 2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentored Scholarship

Spring 2020 English Department Student Awards

Student awards for 2019-2020 were announced in the Spring 2020 newsletter this year. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we were not able to hold our annual awards reception to celebrate their achievements, but the department offers our heartfelt congratulations to these exceptional students. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS 2019-2020 Bashir… Continue Reading: Spring 2020 English Department Student Awards

Meet Gale Sigal, Professor of English

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

Meet Eric Ekstrand, Associate Teaching Professor, Writing

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

A message about COVID-19

Dear students and friends of the Wake Forest English Department: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, campus remains closed and all courses are being offered online this summer. Plans for a safe return to classes in the fall term are currently under discussion. Please read WFU’s coronavirus website and FAQ, and contact… Continue Reading: A message about COVID-19

Meet English Alum Alejandra Ortega, MA ’15

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

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