Undergraduate Deadlines & Mtgs
Past Events
The Collaborative Writing Space is an open forum for juniors and seniors to discuss specific issues that you might be having in the writing process, talk about where you need to be in that process (and how you can catch up), workshop parts of your independent work that you've already written, listen to the concerns of your fellow writers, or…
Want to learn more about what kinds of careers are possible in academic publishing?
Join the English Department and the staff at Princeton University Press on Zoom to learn more about the ins and outs of academic publishing!
All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to attend. A Q&A session will follow staff…
In collaboration with the Bread Loaf School of English, the department offers a six-week program of study at Lincoln College, Oxford for rising seniors. Students take a course from an Oxford/Bread Loaf faculty member, choosing among a rich range of topics, from the “Margins of Medieval Literature” to “Shakespeare’s Stage” to the “Modernist…
Are you thinking about applying to grad school? Are you curious about grad school but unsure if it’s right for you? Come meet with current English PhD candidates and bring the questions you’ve always wanted to ask!
Undergraduate students who are curious about grad school are invited to have a casual conversation with current English…
The senior departmental exam is an opportunity for you to reflect on your coursework and independent work in English. The exam, which lasts approximately 30 minutes, takes shape as a discussion between you, your thesis advisor, and your second thesis reader. During this time, you are asked to think carefully and critically…
Reflection Papers, a component of your Senior Oral Exam should be an approximate 800 words in length. In addition to these brief papers, you will need to fill out the following form and submit it with your paper.
Department's Junior Independent Work / Junior Paper deadline.
2 copies to be submitted:
One to your JP Adviser via Canvas, and One to this Dropbox folder by 12:00 p.m. (Please make sure…Senior Thesis due by 12:00 PM
Bound, hardcopy in English office (22 McCosh Hall) by 12 PM; A digital copy emailed to your adviser; A digital copy to DropBox; PDF version uploaded to Mudd LibraryPlease make sure that all…
Graduate students will be hosting two writing workshops this spring to assist with your senior theses/junior papers: 1) Friday, March 22nd and 2) Friday, April 5th. Workshops run from 10am-5pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
The English department extends an invitation to students in the Class of 2026 to join us for food and conversation and to learn more about how majoring in English can contribute to your future!
WRITING WORKSHOPS THIS SPRING:
Graduate students will be hosting two writing workshops to assist with your senior theses/junior papers: 1) Friday, March 22nd and 2) Friday, April 5th. Workshops run from 10am-5pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
If you would like…
What’s the point of an English degree? Of language and literature? Of life itself? With some people catastrophizing that the humanities are in danger and the world itself in a volatile state, it’s not uncommon to feel a bit existential. We know these are difficult, maybe unsolvable questions, but we’d love for the speakers to help us begin to…
- AffiliationDean of the College; Annan Professor of English
- AffiliationThomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and the Environment; Professor of English and the High Meadows Environmental Institute
- AffiliationProfessor of English
- AffiliationAssociate Professor of African American Studies and English
Applications DUE:
Tuesday, February 19, 2024
12-Week Summer Internship in Academic Publishing with Princeton University Press
Want to learn more about what kinds of careers are possible in academic publishing? Want to spend 12 weeks…