Sixties Extravaganza promises a groovy time
Sixties Extravaganza reunites an unlikely combination of alums on campus October 10 and 11: Merry Pranksters, subjects of the film Magic Bus, Miami English majors, and basketball players.
Miami students present class research at conference
Four students enrolled in Heidi McKee’s honors course “From Amazon to YouTube” (ENG 280) last spring parlayed their class work into the opportunity to present at an international conference this summer.
Professional Writing major debuts
A college or university is often judged in the professional world by the writing skills of its graduates. In a move to make pre-professional writing available to more students, the English department has changed the specialized major in “technical and scientific communication” to a major in professional writing.
Publishing executive, department alum returns for lecture
English alum Rebecca Bondor began her post-Miami life as a puppeteer. She is now vice president of one of the world’s largest educational publishing houses.
B.A./M.A. program accelerates students’ options
An English department program offers undergraduates the opportunity to earn Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees together, in five years rather than the usual six or more.
Giving back
The Department of English is grateful to those alumni and friends
who generously support our academic mission.
Gifts large and small are crucial to the Department’s ability to promote the intellectual life of students and faculty.