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Both Professors Maya Socolovsky and Ralf Thiede received research awards from the Children’s Literature Association, a wonderful double-coup for the department of English. Maya Socolovsky has been funded for her project titled Citizenship and Migration in in U.S. Latino/a Children’s Literature, 1996-2018 and Ralf Thiede received funding to further his study of Dr. Seuss’s linguistics […]

Click on the image for a celebratory reading of Dr. Seuss, by Prof. West in honor of our graduates!

In this very difficult year, you have earned your degree in the face of challenges, daunting circumstances, and less-than-perfect technology! Congratulations on your dedication and fortitude. We hope to be able to celebrate in the near future, but in the meantime, please know how proud we are to have shared the classroom with you, whether […]

Congratulations to Professor Jeffrey Leak who has been named the new Director of American Studies in CLAS. Jeffrey brings a breadth of understanding of the university and the community, through his various past roles as President of the Faculty, Director for the Center of the Study of the New South, and Faculty Athletic Liaison. His […]

Paula Martinac’s novel Clio Rising has received a gold medal in the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Awards contest. The Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) honor the year’s best independently published titles from around the world.

Congratulations to Mark West, a colleague who has devoted his 35-year career at UNC Charlotte to advancing children’s literacy, for having been awarded the Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. Given by the UNC System Board of Governors, this award recognizes and rewards sustained, distinguished and superb achievement in university […]

Dr. Frederik N. Smith, a retired professor and former chair of the Department of English at UNC Charlotte, died on March 20, 2020. He is survived by his wife Jane, daughter Kirsten and her spouse, and a young grandson. Dr. Smith was born in Baltimore in 1940. He earned his undergraduate degree from Baltimore’s Loyola […]

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the English Department office will be closed until further notice. Staff and faculty are teleworking. Please contact individual staff or faculty members by phone or email. To check for information on specific classes and how your professor will handle the class, check for your professor’s instructions in Canvas first. If […]

Elizabeth Gargano, an accomplished poet and Victorian scholar, has just published her first novel, Cassandra’s Eye with Belle Lutte Press. The title of the novel refers to an art gallery which has been a driving force in the life of the protagonist, Shanti Costello. Now, as she nears the age when her own mother became […]

Professor Lara Vetter is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award, which honors excellence in the overall management of a graduate program. Graduate Program Directors (GPD) and Coordinators (GPC) play an important and pivotal role in the success of graduate programs. In addition to managing enrollment, Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators track […]