THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Olin Hall 301
Akron, OH 44325-1906
Prospective students
Explore our English Department programs for more information:
Inside English:
Upcoming Courses
If you're looking for some interesting upcoming courses for this summer and fall, including film and scriptwriting courses and an interdisiplinary unclass, check out the lineup below.
See the upcoming english courses
English Department Headlines
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Pulse of the heartland: Ohio, and why its voices matter, explored by Professor David Giffels in latest book
The book recounts Giffels' recent tour of a uniquely diverse state that, from its smokestacks to “stubble-plains,” is in many ways a cross-section and microcosm of the country. He speaks with factory workers and farmhands, politicians and poets, startup brewers and booksellers, taking the pulse of Ohio to diagnose the nation. -
The 20th Annual English Department Student Award Winners
The English Department awards students for spring 2020.
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The Great Shakespearean Baking Show
Students have helped transcribe 300-year-old recipes that offer up a taste of the Renaissance in Dr. Hillary Nunn's English class.