Department of English
The English program provides its majors with a strong foundation in both literary and writing studies while offering non-English majors the opportunity to improve their writing skills and deepen their understanding of the enjoyment afforded to the informed reader.
Degree Options
Contact Information
English Department
Chairperson
Santa Maria Hall 10A
Phone: (973) 290-4303
lmceniry@steu.edu
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Notable Literary Figures
Each semester, SEU welcomes writers, poets and other literary figures to campus for
book readings and engagement events.
Among these are Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Laureate Donald Hall, Nobel Laureate Seamus
Heaney, poet and essayist Patrick Rosal, poet Yesenia Montilla, novelist Paul Lisicky
and poet Cheryl Boyce Taylor.
Success Stories
"I didn't know how to read until I was 12 years old. I was born prematurely and had
a few learning disabilities that made reading extremely difficult. When I came to
SEU, my advisor suggested I major in English and I responded, ‘if you knew my background,
you would not be asking me to do that.'
Two years later I earned my bachelor's in English and graduated with highest honors.
Now, I've published several books and I wrote the first chapter of my first book as
the final assignment for an English class at SEU."
-Jasmine Poole
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Meet Your Professors
Lynne McEniry, MFA
Chairperson and Assistant Professor
(973) 290-4303
lmceniry@steu.edu
Santa Maria Hall, 10C
Laura Winters, Ph.D.
Professor
(973) 290-4317
lwinters@steu.edu
Santa Maria Hall 10A