WHY ENGLISH?

Because the most effective medium for understanding our world and ourselves is language. Reading changes our minds. Reading puts us in a different place, points us toward an unknown path, attunes us to new and different voices, cultivates in each of us a voice of our own. The process of reading, interpreting, writing, and talking about literature can be the first steppingstone in a young person’s self-determination. Studying English in college is a platform for democratic engagement in civil society, an apprenticeship in the joys of private contemplation, hard practice in the real-world art of effective communication. English launches your intellectual curiosity, teaches conviction and curiosity, openness and vigilance.

Why English?

Because when you build with words, you build possibilities. You build a whole life. That’s why English is at the center of a liberal education.