The English Department works with joy and vigor to create a vibrant and creative intellectual environment on campus through exciting programming, orientations to guide our students into graduate schools and careers, and rip-roaring social events.
Please check this page regularly to keep up with department happenings, which are almost always open to the broader community and public.
past Events
The 410 Symposium
This spring the English department and other interested students across the campus enjoyed the annual symposium featuring and organized by students in Dr. Over’s ENGL 410: Methods class. Readings for the course this term aligned with our celebration of NEIU’s designation as an ANNAPI serving institution, among them the literary work of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Cathy Park Hong, and Monica Youn, and the theory of Mimi Khúc and Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis.
Twelve presentations, “written to be heard,” revealed a critically informed classroom community working toward a better understanding of oppressive structures and expectations for the Asian community and others along with creative solutions for our “dwelling in unwellness.”
The 82: a Reading by Jami Nakamura Lin
Faculty and Collective members/Creative Writing students gathered on February 17 to welcome award-winning author Jami Nakamura Lin, as she read from and led a discussion about her book The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir. The event dovetailed neatly into this past year's focus on AAPI history and literature.
THE 82: Student Edition- Spring 2025
Hosted by the Writing & Literature Collective
The Collective hosted another well-attended session of The 82: Student Edition, where current Creative Writing students read LIVE from their own works. All The 82 events are organized and hosted by Creative Writing Minor Coordinator Olivia Cronk.
Recurring Events
ALUMNI TALKBACK ZOOM SERIES
Continuing in Fall 2023, we will host a monthly Zoom series featuring successful NEIU alumni who majored in English, to show undergrads how to market their skills and attributes as an English major in a wide variety of fields. Each session features four alumni who present their unique paths to their current positions, and then answer questions from students and colleagues who want to know more!
Featured alumni will be announced here, as well as the monthly dates of each session in September, October and November.
The 82: Student reading and writers reading
The 82: Student Edition features a whole new crop of Creative Writing student artists invited to read from their works. The roster of participating students will follow soon, so watch this space; The 82 always arrives!
