MNSU English Department

We offer undergraduate & graduate degrees in Literature, TESOL, Composition & Rhetoric, Technical Communication, Humanities, & English Ed.

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We’re happy to announce a new English Department degree! Starting this fall you can get a minor in Environmental Humanities.

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Are you thinking about pursuing a graduate degree in English? We have MA programs and graduate certificates in English Education, Literature, Technical Communication, TESOL, & Composition! Many of our programs can be completed entirely online. See our website for more details.

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Featured Fall Graduate- Anna Claire Nelson; BA: English Studies
“I plan to create a long-term career with writing and editing”

“…I have appreciated the help, wisdom, and kindness from every MNSU faculty member I've met & worked with during my time here.”

Congrats, Anna Claire!

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Featured Fall Graduate: John Atella
MA: Literature & Composition

“I feel that the Literature & Composition program I am in has enabled me to help students appreciate literature on a deeper level and has helped me widen my view of writing instruction.”

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Featured Fall Graduate: Colin Hanke
BA: English Education

“I have accepted a full-time position as a 7th grade ELA teacher at Aldine ISD in Houston, Texas.”

Congrats, Colin!

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Featured Grad: Ashlynd Miller, MA: Lit
APP-“The Blue & Green World of Clarissa Dalloway: The Significance of Color & Natural Imagery in Mrs. Dalloway”

"Receiving my MA with MNSU has been a wonderful experience. The program was rich, diverse, personal, & extremely challenging.”

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Featured fall graduate: Maggie Newsom
Degree: BA: English Studies

“I plan on freelancing as a content writer and beginning the process of publishing the fantasy novel I've been working on. My goal is to be an editor for a larger publishing company someday.”

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Featured fall graduate- Alycia Meier (MA: TESOL)
APP Title: “Teacher Preferences While Teaching Beginning Proficiency Level Learners of English, Within the K-8 Public Education System”

“I loved how accessible my classes were while still studying, and attending, remotely.”

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Congratulations to MA: Literarure student Kristen Rohloff! The first book in her YA trilogy, Finding Fae, was recently chosen as a Quarter Finalist in the BookLife Prize Fiction Contest for its category. (Her pen name is El Holly.)

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Congratulations to Professor Sarah Henderson Lee on her new book: EFL Writing Teacher Education and Professional Development!

https://t.co/9LG5TfQETY

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Dr. Bakke recently interviewed Dr. Armfield about accessibility and AI in the classroom, and about her sabbatical research. You can listen to the podcast here:

https://t.co/YXCw8qSUTq

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Grad Students: The Application for Graduation form is due 9/29 for students graduating this fall: https://t.co/nB3GvNF4jz

We'd also like to invite you to participate in GSEA (Graduate Scholars of English Association)! Please contact Dr. Bakke if you're interested in joining

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Help us welcome our new English professor Stephanie Rollag Yoon! Dr. Rollag Yoon teaches preservice and practicing English teachers. She brings a background as a Language Arts teacher, focusing on students as multimodal composers.

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Congrats to Prof Danielle Haque on her recent publications!
“Religion & Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States” in A Companion to the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the US

“Arab Performers in the Wild West” in Near East to Far West: Fantasies of French & American Colonialism

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Congratulations to alum Omoleso Ogunnowo (BA Lit., 2018) on her acceptance to Northeastern University’s MA: English Literature program!

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Are you thinking about pursuing a graduate degree in English? We have MA programs and graduate certificates in English Education, Literature, Technical Communication, TESOL, and Composition! Many of our programs can be completed entirely online.

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Congrats to Raisa Akhter Trisha on graduating with an MA in TESOL this spring!

“My coursework provided me with the chance to become knowledgeable about the most recent tools and methods for teaching.”

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Congratulations to Nowrin Akther Koly on graduating with an MA in TESOL this spring!

“My time in the MA TESOL program at MSU is woven with unforgettable memories with my professors, classmates, colleagues, and friends. I will cherish them forever.”

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Congratulations to English alum Jordyn Penner (2019) on her acceptance to NYU! She’ll be starting a Masters of Science in Publishing there this fall.

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Congrats to Nazanin Kamalisarvestani on graduating with an MA in TESOL!

“I had wonderful time in TESOL program since I have found many knowledgeable professors that not only supported all the students for their academic life, but also for their personal life…”