English Language & Literature

Community Update: In support of the University of Michigan's ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, our physical office is closed and staff members have begun working remotely as of Thursday, March 19, 2020. For this reason, we ask that you conduct your business with our office by phone (734.764.6330) or email (EnglishDepartmentQuestions@umich.edu).

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Welcome to the Department of English Language & Literature The Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan has long been recognized as one of the top English departments in the nation.

The Hopwood Program The Hopwood Writing Program—offering some of the most prestigious financial awards available to students at the University. Find out more about this affiliated program...

Living the rustic life We live at NELP for 45 days in the woods, in simple cabins along a lake, with no cell phones, computers, recorded music or other things that tend to take up a lot of our time in Ann Arbor. So we build fires, write letters, make our own music, read a lot of books, and bake a lot of cookies...

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Virtual Commencement May 2020

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New England Literature Program

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