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‘Writers & Poets’ faculty reading series begins Nov. 30
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Toni Morrison to be inducted into Women’s Hall of Fame
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Reading series finale features Black feminist scholars
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Cornell community honors Toni Morrison with “The Bluest Eye” reading
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Literary scholar Jonathan Culler elected to British Academy
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English professor receives Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
News
COVID-19 & Reactivation Planning 
There are no male feminists
The Case for a Higher Education Bailout
The financial crisis in higher education hurts all of us, writes Caroline Levine, professor of English, in an Inside Higher Ed op-ed. There’s one clear solution, she says.
Alumnus takes leadership of Mellon Foundation’s higher education program
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A Statement from the Department of English
We, the faculty and staff of the Cornell English Department, pledge to support and do our utmost to protect members of our community who are discriminated against, unjustly treated, or otherwise targeted because of race, religion, gender identification, sexuality, immigration status, ability, and other forms of difference.
Recognizing that words and symbols can be manipulated into violence, we renew our commitment to direct the force of language toward large and small acts of learning, alliance, imagination, and justice.
Recent Books by English Faculty
Department faculty continually publish important works of criticism, fiction, poetry, and essays. Visit English Faculty: Recent Books to learn more.
English Event Videos:
- Richard Cleaveland Memorial Reading Featuring Joanie Mackowski
- The Paul Gottschalk Memorial Lecture by Richard Rambuss
- MorganFest: A Conversation with Robert Morgan
- MorganFest Reading
Click here to browse the archive of English Department events.