Department News

FSU celebrates Spring 2025 graduates with honors medallions

Four English majors earned the highest academic distinction, Outstanding Senior Scholar, and 25 English majors earned Honors in the Major or University Honors medallions. Read more...

Jaynie Curzi graduates as an Outstanding Senior Scholar

Jaynie studied Creative Writing and worked with English Professor Christopher Okonkwo for her honors thesis, “The Power of Stories: Reimagining Creative Literature for a Human(e) World." Read more...

Recent alumna Lila Rush had award-winning academic career   

Lila discovered an appreciation for literature at a young age, leading to success at FSU and the English department with her research projects, scholarly writing, and with faculty collaborations. Read more...

Programs

Creative Writing

Consistently ranked among the top writing programs in the country, the Creative Writing program offers a thriving community to writers who are looking to strengthen their craft while building life-long relationships in writing. 

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Literature, Media, and Culture

The Literature, Media, and Culture program exposes students to provocative questions that spark scholarly engagement and creativity, helping them discuss the social and political impact of literature.

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Rhetoric and Composition

The graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition focuses on rhetorical and social practices and theories of composition, particularly emphasizing the relationships between texts, technologies, language, and literacies. 

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Editing, Writing, and Media

The undergraduate Editing, Writing, and Media track emphasizes the production, analysis, and interpretation of historic, contemporary, academic, and everyday texts. 

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