The English department includes distinguished scholars, award-winning authors, and dedicated teachers. Their interests and expertise are varied, from environmental literature and ecological criticism to satire, from film studies to creative nonfiction, from the global novel to digital humanities. Best of all, they are committed to helping you fulfill your potential as a reader, writer, and critical thinker. They provide vital guidance in helping English majors choose careers.
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Gretchen Braun
Professor, English and Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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James Engelhardt
Lecturer, English
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Gregg Hecimovich
Professor
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Timothy Helwig
Visting Professor, English
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Melinda Menzer
Chair & Professor of English
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Laura Morris
Associate Professor, English
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Margaret Oakes
Professor of English; Chair of the Humanities Interdisciplinary Minor
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Willard Pate
Professor of English
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Jeanne Provost
Associate Professor of English
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Nicholas Radel
Professor of English
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Michele Speitz
Director, Furman Humanities Center; Associate Professor, English Literature
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Joni Tevis
Bennette E. Geer Professor of English