About the English Department

The major in English is designed to foster good writing, effective speaking, and heightened understanding of texts that enrich our culture.

Students majoring in English are encouraged to develop their responsiveness to the literary imagination and their sensitivity to literary form through disciplined attention to language and to critical and scholarly methods.

 

Department Chair:
Professor Peter Platt
 pplatt(at)barnard(dot)edu
Director of Creative Writing:
Dr. Timea Szell
 tszell(at)barnard(dot)edu
Director of First-Year English:
Dr. Margaret Vandenburg
 mvandenb(at)barnard(dot)edu
Director of the Writing Program: Dr. Pamela Cobrin pcobrin(at)barnard(dot)edu
Department Administrator:
Lucy Coolidge
 lcoolidg(at)barnard(dot)edu
Administrative Assistant:
Sarah Pasadino
 spasadin(at)barnard(dot)edu
Student Assistants:
Abigail, Elise, Jess, Naomi
  
Web Master:
 Lucy Coolidge lcoolidg(at)barnard(dot)edu
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