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Advisors

Academic Advisors

Chiji Akoma chiji.akoma@villanova.edu (610) 519-6967
Associate Professor
Earl Bader, Ph.D. earl.bader@villanova.edu (610) 519-4652
Assistant Professor, English
Michael Berthold, Ph.D. michael.berthold@villanova.edu (610) 519-4630
Associate Professor
Ellen Bonds ellen.bonds@villanova.edu (610) 519-4657
Assistant Professor,
Department of English
Charles Cherry charles.cherry@villanova.edu (610) 519-4630
Professor
Alice Dailey alice.dailey@villanova.edu (610) 519-4656
Assistant Professor
Heather Hicks heather.hicks@villanova.edu (610) 519-4645
Associate Professor;
Director, Graduate Studies in English
Karyn Hollis karyn.hollis@villanova.edu (610) 519-7872
Associate Professor
Director, Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
James Kirschke james.kirschke@villanova.edu (610) 519-7330
Professor
Crystal J. Lucky crystal.lucky@villanova.edu (610) 519-7824
Associate Professor of English; Director, Africana Studies Program
Hugh Ormsby-Lennon hugh.ormsby-lennon@villanova.edu (610) 519-4655
Associate Professor, English
Jean Lutes jean.lutes@villanova.edu (610) 519-6518
Associate Professor,
Department of English
Evan Radcliffe, Ph.D. evan.radcliffe@villanova.edu (610) 519-4648
Associate Professor; Chair, Department of English
Jill Rappoport jill.rappoport@villanova.edu (610) 519-3055
Assistant Professor,
Department of English
Lisa Sewell, Ph.D. lisa.sewell@villanova.edu (610) 519-4646
Associate Professor;
Director of Programming, Gender & Women's Studies
Lauren Shohet lauren.shohet@villanova.edu (610) 519-6966
Associate Professor,
Department of English
Deborah Thomas deborah.thomas@villanova.edu (610) 519-4799
Professor,
Department of English
 

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Faculty and students at the pre-registration reception in October

Students at the pre-registration reception in March.

Program Offerings

Undergraduate Offerings

B.A. in English

Minor in English

Graduate Offerings

M.A. in English

Post-M.A. Certificate

Downloadable documents for students

* FALL 2013 English courses 2000-5000.pdf
* Soph Sem descriptions F2013.pdf
* Fall 2013 English 1050 descriptions.pdf
* Course Planning Chart for English majors - New Core.pdf
* Course Planning Chart for English majors - old Core.pdf
* Guide to Advising for English majors.pdf
* Track Declaration.doc
Track declaration form for English majors

The Villanova English department offers several kinds of advisors:

Academic advisors, faculty who guide you through your academic career and can help you with your future plans.

Peer Advisors, current English majors who can use their experience to give you suggestions and opinions. To read more about individual peer advisors, click here.

Specialized advisors, faculty who can give you help with internships and in areas such as careers in business, careers in law, and graduate school.

Specialized Advisors

The department’s advisor for internships is ProfessorJody Ross.

The department’s advisor for careers in business is Professor Charles Cherry, who has extensive experience consulting with businesses.

The department’s advisor for law school applications is Professor Karen Graziano, who has a law degree. She can review your applications as well as give you advice. See also Prof. Graziano’s extensive set of webpages for Villanova’s Law School Advising Program.

The department’s advisor for graduate school applications is Professor Megan Quigley. If you are thinking about going on to graduate school in literature, you should speak to her early. She can help you plan a suitable program of courses to prepare you for graduate study. Later, she can also help you in deciding where, when, and how to apply.

See also the Careers page for more discussion about following any of these careers.

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