English
Widely honored for its teaching excellence, the English department believes students flourish when given the freedom to pursue their own passions. The English major is short on rigid requirements and long on dynamism and variety.
English
Black and Africana Studies
The major is designed for students who want to understand why Black lives matter from an interdisciplinary standpoint. Our country is dealing with the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow, confronting the devastation of mass incarceration, and understanding recent events in the light of white supremacy.
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American Studies
An interdisciplinary program, American studies offers a wide range of courses that develop the analytical, research, and communication skills necessary for success in a variety of fields. The major integrates materials, themes, and approaches from diverse areas of study, including history, literature, political science, sociology, communication, film and media, gender and sexuality, African American studies, and Native American studies.
SUNY’s Literary Journal Offers Publishing Experience to Geneseo Students
Each semester, SUNY Geneseo produces Gandy Dancer, a student-run literary journal filled with fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art from students across the 64-campus SUNY system.
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Geneseo Alum Wins Second US Student Fulbright Award
Isabel Owen ’19 has won a 2022–23 US Student Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Brazil.
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English Alum Wins Fulbright Research Award
Kallie Swyer ’17, from Guilderland, NY, has won a 2022–23 US Student Fulbright Study/Research Award in creative writing for Lithuania.
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Six Students Win Gilman International Scholarships
An institutional record number of six SUNY Geneseo students have so far won Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships in the 2021–22 national competition.
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Students Named as Presidential Scholars for the 2021-22 Academic Year
Fourteen SUNY Geneseo students were recently selected to serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2021-22 academic year.
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Harding Lecture Features Storyteller and Cultural Geographer
Author, storyteller, and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney will deliver SUNY Geneseo’s annual Walter Harding Lecture on Thursday, October 28, at 6:15 p.m. in Doty Recital Hall.
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Geneseo Marks Start of Academic Year 2021–22
Two convocations welcomed new and returning students and faculty to campus for the beginning of fall classes.
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