Guidance Related to COVID-19

Important Notice: The Department of English remains committed to providing our standard level of excellent service. Effective Spring 2022, we have moved to in-person instruction and optional indoor masking, as per Georgetown University Guidelines. We are also maintaining limited staff in the Department Office, New North 306; the office will be staffed Monday through Thursday, 8:30am – 5pm. The office will be closed on Fridays until further notice.

For assistance, please contact the relevant faculty or staff member in your specific area of concern via email. Listed below are additional resources for you as we all navigate our response to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic – working for a safe and healthy university community. For information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit www.georgetown.edu/coronavirus. 

You can also call Georgetown University’s main campus helpline to be connected to the appropriate university representative to answer your question(s) at 202-784-3510—available 9am–5pm EST Monday–Friday.

General Contact Information
Department of English
englishevents@georgetown.edu 
202-687-7435 (voicemail only)

Declaring an English major or minor?
Email the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Pamela Fox at english@georgetown.edu.

To declare your major/minor:

  1. Fill out the Academic Program Changes Form on https://college.georgetown.edu/advising/forms/ and select the hyperlink “Academic Program Changes” for a digital copy
  2. Send the form to the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)
  3. DUS signs the Academic Program Changes Form and sends it electronically to the Dean’s Office

Questions about the MA English program?
Email the Director of Graduate Studies, Prof. Daniel Shore or Program Manager, Lilly Wright at gradenglish@georgetown.edu.

For more information about the MA program including application requirements and current student resources, visit our website at https://english.georgetown.edu/graduate-program/.

Having trouble with your computer, logging into Google Apps, etc…?
Contact University Information Services (UIS) at help@georgetown.edu. You can also visit the UIS website at https://uis.georgetown.edu/.

Thank you in advance for your patience as we aim to respond to each individual query that comes our way as promptly as we can. We are with you, and we are here to support you. Take care, and be well!

Best,
Department of English Faculty & Staff