Upcoming Events and Announcements
Congratulations to Professor Kelenyi!
Professor Kelenyi has been awarded the Faculty Award for Excellence in Community-Based Learning Pedagogy! Read more about her award and others here!
A well deserved congratulations to our 2025 Honors Convocation award recipients in English!
Class of 1883 Prize
Awarded to a senior who, in the opinion of the faculty in the Department of English, has demonstrated excellence in English.
Isabella Gaglione ’25
Grace Sanborn ’25
Gilbert Prize
Awarded annually to students who, in the judgement of the Department of English, have demonstrated superiority in English.
Abigail Pingpank ’25 | Emma Sylvester ’25 | Isabella Gaglione ’25 | Grace Sanborn ’25 | Kristen Vincent ’26 | McKenna Graf ’26 | Vanessa Manning ’26 | Abigail Howard ’27 | Allison Stein ’27 | Jessi Kleiber ’27
Join us at some of these amazing upcoming events!
Please congratulate the winner and finalists of the 2025 Jean Corrie Poetry Contest!
Urvi Thakker | Winner: Love Letter to Bandra (and leisure) | Lafayette College ’26 | English (Writing Concentration) Major | Art Minor
Love Letter to Bandra and leisure
Lonan Jennings | Finalist: American History // The Land We Are | Lafayette College ’27 | English (Literature Concentration) & Classical Civilization Studies Double Major | German Minor
American History __ The Land We Are
Clare Socolow | Finalist: if I had more time I would have hit you harder | Lafayette College ’27 | Biology Major | Writing Minor
if I had more time I would have hit you harder
The English Department is proud to announce the winner and finalists of the 2025 H. MacKnight Black Poetry Contest!
Benry James | Winner: dear wormwood, | Lafayette College ‘25 | English (Writing Concentration) & Geology Double Major | Theater Minor
Fathima Yumna Hussain | Finalist: Beneath the Veil | Lafayette College ’25 | Mathematics-Economics Major | Data Science Minor
James Boateng | Finalist: Gather Them and Sell | Lafayette College ’25 | Computer Science Major | Mathematics Minor
Gather Them and Sell – James Boateng
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