Welcome to the Department of English!
Updates
- Congratulations to Lynne Tillman and Lydia Davis whose books American Genius: A Comedy and Varieties of Disturbance have been named to The Millions Magazine's "Best of the Millennium (So far)" list. See also recent reviews of the Collected Short Stories of Lydia Davis from The New Yorker, the LA Times, and the New York Times.
- Fall Faculty Book Launch: November 20, 6-8 p.m. at the Upstate Artists Guild Gallery, 247 Lark St. Help us celebrate the publication of new books by Judi Barlow, Thomas Bass, James Belflower, Jeffrey Berman, Harvey Havel, James Lasdun, Lucyna Prostko, and Rebecca Wolff.
- The Spring '10 Graduate and Undergraduate course descriptions are now available.
- Congratulations to the following recent UAlbany English Doctoral student graduates who began full-time academic appointments this year: Menoukha Case, Shari Goldberg, Robert Ficociello, Anthony Miccoli, Kelly Secovnie, Julie Torrant, and Rob Wilke.
Departmental Contacts
Administration
Interim Department Chair (Fall 2009): Prof. Stephen North
(518) 442-4056
Department Chair: Prof.
Mike Hill
(518) 442-4056
Director, Graduate Studies: Prof.
Bret Benjamin
(518) 442-4058
Director, Undergraduate Studies:
Prof. Helene Scheck
(518) 442-4093
Director, Honors Program: Prof. Branka Arsić
(518) 442-4043
Staff
Department Office
Humanities 333
(518) 442-4055
Assistant to the Chair:
Liz Lauenstein
(518) 442-4059
Graduate Studies Secretary:
Brenda Miller
(518) 442-4099
Secretary to the Chair:
Lynn Bearup
(518) 442-4056
Department Secretary:
Connie
Barrett
(518) 442-4127
Coordinator of English Advisement:
Gail Hughes Morey
(518) 442-4054
English Department Webmaster
