UNCG English Department

The English Department of the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), established in 1893, is housed in the university's College of Arts and Science (CASA) and offers a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, PhD, and multiple minors.
History
The English Department was originally coupled with the Department of History and became an independent department in 1893. The writing program was, and continues to be, one of the most popular and successful parts of department. A Writing Forum was held by the department in 1943 and expanded into a three day Arts Forum in 1944. The Masters program was established in 1963 and the PhD program in 1968. A writing center was established in 1985 aimed at students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Today, the university Writing Center caters to all students and faculty and is housed under the Division of Student Success along with a Speaking Center, Digital ACT Studio, and Academic Achievement Center. The PhD program has been recognized on U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Graduate School Rankings as the #3 PhD in English program in NC and #99 overall.
Campus literary societies
From the beginning, the students at UNCG (Previously the State Normal and Industrial School, the State Normal and Industrial College, the North Carolina College for Women, and the Women's College of the University of North Carolina) have been active in campus life creating secret societies, community-service based groups, social clubs, and sports teams. There have been four literary societies in UNCG's history: The Adelphians, Cornelians, Dikeans, and Aletheians. Along with discussing literature, these clubs put on events such as debates, dances and theatrical performances along with providing a place for new students to feel welcome into the campus community. These clubs were disbanded in 1953 due to the proliferation of other clubs and student organizations.
The Coraddi Magazine
"The Coraddi" is a campus-based art and literature magazine that was originally published as the "State Normal Magazine." The name comes from the Cornelian, Adelphian, and Dikean literary societies. The Corradi currently publishes in a digital-only format twice a year with submissions open to all UNCG students. More information can be found at the publication's website: Coraddi Magazine.
Majors and minors offered
Undergraduate
At the undergraduate level, the department offers a Bachelor of Arts in English with an Honors track available. This BA can be a primary or secondary major. English can also be added on as a secondary focus for education majors. There are 3 minors offered by the English department: Creative Writing (Majors and non-majors), Rhetoric and Public Advocacy (Majors and non-majors), and English (Non-majors). An accelerated Bachelors to Masters program is also available with specific qualifications for being accepted to, and completing the program.
Graduate
The English Department offers multiple plans of study for graduate students including a Master of Arts, MA to PhD, PhD, and Master of Fine Arts. The MA program has 3 concentrations: Thesis Plan, Teaching Composition Plan, and Careers in the Humanities Plan. The department boasts a high job placement rate for PhD graduates and an immersive residency program for writers in the MFA program.
Notable alumni
Notable Alumni of the MFA Program in the English Department at UNCG include authors, poets, and novelists Wiley Cash, Linda Carter Brinson, and Claudia Emerson, Kelly Cherry, and Kathryn Stripling Byer, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Keith Lee Morris, and Robert Morgan.
Notable faculty
Notable Faculty include: Dr. Scott Romine, current head of the English Department.
For a brief period in 1973, Nobel prize winner Louise Gluck held a position as a visiting poet.
Emeritus
Notable Emeritus include: Denise Baker, Fred Chappell, Keith Cushman, Michael Parker, Craig Nova.

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