Giving in Action: English

Your generosity matters.听Your gift allows us to provide opportunities to our students and to our faculty to explore language in new and exciting ways. It allows us to innovate our educational practices. Finally, it allows us to bring critical thinking, writing听and debate to our nation. Thank you for giving to English.

William Kuskin,听chair of English

Student Success

In the last year, English awarded...
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31

Graduate fellowships

10

Undergraduate scholarships awarded to
12 students

10

Graduate scholarships

I cannot even begin to express how much this economic and moral support means to me. ... I want to be the best I can at what I do and know CU will be a part of that journey. This scholarship makes college more affordable (my parents wish me to pass on how thankful they are for that!) and allows me to actively partake in classes, clubs听and community service projects.

Hannah Richardson, sophomore,听creative writing

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The Department of English is thoroughly committed to justice, equity, diversity听and inclusion (JEDI).听To that end, it created a new鈥攚idely representative鈥擩EDI committee.听We are looking at all aspects of our work, from our curriculum to our personnel practices.听We are very excited about the prospects for creating a more inclusive community.

Donor funds have helped the department in its efforts to reimagine our doctoral program.听In a period of shifting intellectual directions, changing student interests听and sometimes challenging financial situations, English departments are having to examine the nature of doctoral education.听We are engaging in a thorough review of our courses, examination structure听and mentoring, among other things. Donor funds have enabled us to do things such as bring in a nationally recognized expert on the 'new PhD" to hold a day-long workshop for the department.

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As a first-generation student, I am acutely aware of the financial and emotional costs of pursuing post-secondary education. This background normally proves to be an obstacle for many others like me, but I am immeasurably thankful for being awarded a number of fellowships and scholarships this past academic year that have enabled me to pursue my professional and personal aspirations at the 麻豆官网.

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Mitchell Christensen, English master of arts

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This means much more to me than the money; this is encouragement, a mark that I can succeed.听I鈥檓 a neuroscience psychology major in the honors program minoring in leadership studies.听 It鈥檚 always been my dream to tell stories for a living.

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Luxien Davis, graduate, neuroscience and English creative writing鈥�

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