Department of English
Hill Hall
973-353-5279
Website:
http://english-newark.rutgers.edu/english
The English major and minor are offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences and University College-Newark.
Chair: Belinda Edmondson
Distinguished Professors:
Belinda Edmondson, B.A., Southern Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
Rigoberto González, B.A., M.A., California; M.F.A., Arizona State
John Keene, B.A., Harvard; M.F.A., New York
Jack Lynch, B.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Professors:
Sterling Bland, B.A., M.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., New York
Carol F. Heffernan, B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Wisconsin; Ph.D., New York
Cathy Park Hong, B.A., Oberlin;
M.F.A, Iowa
Laura Lomas, B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Brenda Shaughnessy, B.A., California (Santa Cruz); M.F.A., Columbia
Associate Professors:
Sadia Abbas, B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Brown
Patricia Akhimie, B.A., Princeton; M.F.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Columbia
David Baker, B.A., Bennington College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Manu Chander, B.A. Wesleyan; M.F.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Brown
Alice Elliott Dark, B.A., Pennsylvania; M.F.A., Antioch (London)
Stuart Hirschberg, A.B., Columbia; M.A., Wagner College; Ph.D., New York
Malcolm Kiniry, B.A., Tufts; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Assistant Professors:
Frank García, B.A., California
(Riverside); M.A., Ph.D., Illinois
Melanie Hill, B.A., Virginia;
M.A., George Mason; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Naomi Jackson, B.A., Williams; M.A.,
Cape Town; M.F.A, Iowa
Akil Kumarasamy, B.A., Barnard;
M.F.A., Michigan
Simeon Marsalis, B.A. Vermont; M.F.A., Rutgers-Newark
Amir Moosavi, B.A., Wisconsin;
M.A., Ph.D., New York
Assistant Teaching Professor:
Catherine Fitzpatrick, B.A., Oxford; M.A., London; Ph.D., Sheffield
Emeritus Faculty:
Frances Bartkowski, B.A., Montclair State College; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Rachel Hadas, B.A., Radcliffe College; M.A., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Princeton
Please visit the
departmental website for the most up-to-date information about major and minor requirements and current courses.
School of Arts and Sciences-Newark 
