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Welcome to the website of the English Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are a dynamic and diverse community committed to the study and teaching of British, American and anglophone literature and film, Creative Writing, and Writing Studies. Our tradition of first-rate, cutting-edge research, together with the exceptional productivity of our faculty, has meant that we are consistently ranked among the top twenty English departments in the nation.
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Catherine Prendergast, professor of English, is one of six faculty members who have been recognized as University Scholars.The University Scholars program recognizes excellence while helping to identify and retain the university's most talented teachers, scholars and researchers. The program provides $10,000 to each scholar for each of three years to use to enhance his or her academic career. The money may be used for travel, equipment, research assistants, books or other purposes.Full story....
