In a move that marks a departure from its peers, Cornell's English department announced last Friday that Ph.D. applicants will no longer need to submit their Graduate Record Examination scores as part ...

The English department at Cornell University on Friday announced that it would no longer require applicants to its Ph.D. program to submit Graduate Record Examination scores. But Cornell will not be ...

One year after mandating that international graduate students take supplemental tests in spoken and written “academic English,” the University of Alabama at Birmingham has found that only a handful -- ...

I did a very foolhardy thing this fall. I retook the Graduate Record Examination in English literature, 25 years after I entered graduate school at the University of Virginia. The potential for ...

Interested in the UAB Department of English Master's Program? We hope you'll consider joining us in the study and promotion of language and literature in Birmingham! Listed below are some of the most ...

The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) is an organization devoted to developing a vibrant graduate presence within the English department. It serves as a liaison between faculty and students, ...

We are currently accepting Fall 2026 applications for our Ph.D. program only. The BA-MA, MA, and PhD degree programs in English and American Literature enable students to deepen their knowledge of ...