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The English major offers a strong  liberal arts education and excellent ways to sharpen your skills in writing, analysis, and research--all critical tools in today's world.

After PC, many English majors pursue graduate and professional study at prestigious institutions, and others find employment in a variety of careers. 

Alumni have flourished in the fields of education, advertising, business, entertainment, journalism, law, medicine, politics, public relations, and publishing. Please explore our website and contact our faculty to learn more.

 

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The Department of English is located in the Phillips Memorial Library, Room LL10. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. For more information, email engdept@providence.edu or contact the following people.
 

Chair:                                                          Assistant Chair:                                         Administrative Assistant: 

Dr. Bruce E. Graver                                  Dr. Margaret Reid                                       Janet Masso  
Room LL30                                               Room L217                                                 401-865-2292
401-865-2053                                          401-865-2689                                             401-865-1192 Fax
beg@providence.edu                             mreid@providence.edu                            jmasso@providence.edu
 

​Network with current English majors and minors, alumni, and faculty and stay up-to-date on events sponsored by the Department of English through our Facebook page.

​News & Events 

MComerford reduced.jpg2006 alumna Megan Comerford said she prefers to think of the major as a ticket to anywhere.

 

Visiting Poet Writes New Book

Dzvinia Orlowsky is an adjunct English professor and visiting poet in the Providence College English Department. Her new book of poems, Silvertone, was published by Carnegie Mellon University Press.  Orlowsky is a Pushcart Prize recipient and Founding Editor of Four Way Books.  She recently read from Silvertone as part of the Poetry & Fiction Series.

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