Discover your passion
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Find new horizons
Our majors go on to have successful careers. With a degree in English or Creative Writing, you can do nearly anything. Advisors and career planning specialists can help you discover ways to match the skills you gain with available internships, volunteer opportunities, and leadership roles, giving you the chance to gain real-world experience and build professional networks. To learn more about professional development opportunities and career outcomes for our majors, visit LAS Career Services.
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Build your creative community
If writing feels as necessary as breathing, this major is for you. Our students read and write well, and they are also skilled oral communicators. They thrive when surrounded by diverse styles, aesthetics, and world views.
- English professor Andrea Stevens will be a Visiting Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, for the 2024 Michaelmas term from Oct. 13 to Dec. 7. As a fellow, she will be working on her monograph “After Othello: Race,...
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- Deborah Lynch (BA, ’70, English) has always considered her time at the University of Illinois to be the foundation of her career. That’s why she has sponsored the Greenfield...
- The Undergraduate Rhetoric Program was presented with the Student Success Champion team award at this year's Student Success Symposium held in February. The Office of the Provost's Student Success @ Illinois initiative presents this award each year to individuals and teams who have exhibited...
Read full story Rhetoric Program wins Student Success Champion award.