Shenandoah University English Department

10/26/2026

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As hiring falls across 20 top college majors, new LinkedIn data shows which degrees work best for versatility, with liberal arts such as English in the lead.

10/21/2026

What's work of literary criticism changed the way you think about literature?

With its bracing studies of fiction’s secrets, this 66-year-old work of literary criticism still surprises and delights.

10/14/2026

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My students are supposedly in college to get the most practical education possible. Yet they have good reasons for choosing a major that is caricatured as anything but.

09/22/2026

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Over the summer, with many holding down part-time jobs, a group of Shenandoah University students, overseen by faculty, conducted wide-ranging research as

07/20/2026

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02/23/2026

Look at this fascinating piece of Wi******er publishing history, featured in an upcoming event at the Museum of Shenandoah Valley.

Sunday, March 1 • 3–4:30 p.m. This program features a panel discussion of the life of author George A. Newman, ...

02/20/2026

What made her one of our greatest — and most dangerous — novelists was her belief that stories could contain what our minds couldn’t confront.

02/11/2026

How much do you know about copyright?

This year will mark 50 years since the passage of the Copyright Act of 1976. To honor the golden anniversary of what continues to be our governing law, we’re launching a series of blog posts …

12/24/2025

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As the new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, is released on streaming, here are more ingenious – and confounding – whodunnits to watch and read.

12/18/2025