The Department: The Berkeley English Department is home to the country's finest English scholars and students. One of the campus' earliest departments, it is located in Wheeler Hall, just east of historic Sproul Plaza. We encourage the appreciation and analysis of English literature, and, more broadly, of the relations between literary work and other modes of human endeavor.
Visit the new English Department blog! At http://ucberkeleyenglish.blogspot.com, you'll find updates on faculty, alumni, and friends; selections from our poets and fiction writers; and other exciting news. If you would like to contribute or suggest topics, email John Lurz or Kevis Goodman.
Congratulations to Mitchell Breitwieser, winner of a 2009 Campus Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor for teaching on this campus. Professor Breitwieser joins the 23 previous winners from the English Department, which holds the campus record for this award.
Congratulations to Scott Saul, winner of the 2009 American Cultures Innovation in Teaching Award.
