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The Department of English seeks to provide all university students with the skills of effective communication and critical thinking, as well as imparting knowledge of literature, creative writing, linguistics, speech and technical communication to students within and outside of the department.
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The Department of English and Speech was formed in 1939 from the merger of the Department of English and the Department of Public Speaking. In 1971 its name changed to the Department of English.
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1939-present
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- Department of English and Speech (1939-1971)
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (parent college)
- Department of English (predecessor, 1898-1939)
- Department of Public Speaking (predecessor, 1898-1939)
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To be saved by books, to be allowed to file in twos away from Sister Paula's math class,
to climb those three small steps off the curb, and be met by the smell of old paper, glue and leather bindings....
Comments
The following poem is published as “Bookmobile.” Oberon Poetry Review 5 (2007): 91. Posted with permission.