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Graduate students in the Íæż½ã½ãEnglish department study with a distinguished faculty of scholars and dedicated teachers in a collegial environment. Following a long-standing Íæż½ã½ãtradition, all faculty members regularly teach and actively mentor their students. A low faculty-to-graduate-student ratio also encourages many interactions, both inside and out of the classroom.

Our faculty members are active scholars and researchers publishing books and articles in major national venues that range from scholarly journals and university presses to trade publishing houses and leading national newspapers. Our faculty edit two major journals: , and the , the fourth oldest continuously published literary quarterly in the nation, which has been headquartered at Íæż½ã½ãsince 1924.

They regularly participate in national and international conferences, ensuring that SMU’s programs reflect the highest scholarship in the field, and serve in leadership roles in several scholarly organizations, including the Modern Language Association, The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS), and The International Network for the Study of the Lyric.

Íæż½ã½ãgrad students are trained to think and write with clarity and grace so they can assume college and university positions, as well as a range of other nonacademic jobs that benefit from advanced academic preparation.