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What's Coming Up? Check Out Our Summer Course Offerings Visit our Summer Course Schedule to find out what courses the English Department is offering for Summer Session 2, Fall 2013, and Winter 2014. Many courses still have plenty of spots open. Join the African American Literature Reading Group The African American Literature Reading Group welcomes all members of the Oakland University Community with an interest in African American Literature. The group will meet the first Tuesday of each month (see schedule for dates, times, and locations) to discuss both canonical and lesser-known texts. The group seeks to foster lively discussion to share ideas and knowledge in casual scholarly setting. Meeting Details: Date: Tuesday, May 7 1-3 p.m. Text: W.E.B. DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk (1903) Location: Oakland Center Room 126 Facilitators: Zetta Chapman and Tony Frias Read the 2013 Ekphrasis Poetry and Flash Fiction Winners' Poems and Stories Congratulations to this year's winners in this year's Ekphrasis and Flash Fiction Contest. Visit our Contest Page to read this year's winning stories. The submissions were absolutely fantastic this year. Thank you to everyone who entered the contests. What Good is an English Major?

What's Coming Up?

Check Out Our Summer Course Offerings

Visit our Summer Course Schedule to find out what courses the English Department is offering for Summer Session 2, Fall 2013, and Winter 2014. Many courses still have plenty of spots open.

Join the African American Literature Reading Group

The African American Literature Reading Group welcomes all members of the Oakland University Community with an interest in African American Literature. The group will meet the first Tuesday of each month (see schedule for dates, times, and locations) to discuss both canonical and lesser-known texts. The group seeks to foster lively discussion to share ideas and knowledge in casual scholarly setting.

Meeting Details:

Date: Tuesday, May 7 1-3 p.m.
Text: W.E.B. DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk (1903)
Location: Oakland Center Room 126
Facilitators: Zetta Chapman and Tony Frias

Read the 2013 Ekphrasis Poetry and Flash Fiction Winners' Poems and Stories

Congratulations to this year's winners in this year's Ekphrasis and Flash Fiction Contest. Visit our Contest Page to read this year's winning stories. The submissions were absolutely fantastic this year. Thank you to everyone who entered the contests.

What Good is an English Major?

Behind almost every would-be English major is a parent asking somewhat impatiently, "What good is an English Major?" An education in literary studies is all well and good, they may admit, but they can't imagine what kind of career path would follow a B.A. in English.

Graduates of OU's English program can be found working in fields all across the career spectrum. While there are many who have fulfilling careers teaching English in high school and colleges, other English majors have found work in advertising, screenwriting, Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, foundations, and non-profit organizations.

If you 'd like to learn more about what you can do with an English major, check out our Careers page or read some of our alumni Career Stories.