{"id":447,"date":"2021-08-16T20:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T00:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-socanth\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:39:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/english\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Director's Message<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Zacharias, Director of the Graduate Program in English, welcomes you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about our professors and their broad perspectives of the world that results in original thought and theory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about our current students and why they chose this program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Alumni<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be inspired by our alumni who have profoundly influenced both the University and their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pivot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pivot is a multidisciplinary journal founded by members of the Graduate Program in English with the generous intellectual and financial support of the Department of English.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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World Literature Working Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Literature Working Group is a student-led initiative aimed at fostering academic dialogue and collaboration between graduate students and independent scholars working in the field of world literature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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English Graduate Students Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The English Graduate Students Association (EGSA) works to improve the learning, teaching, and working environments for all English graduate students. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student Association <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Graduate Students\u2019 Association (YUGSA) works to improve the learning, teaching, and working environments for all graduate students at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ. DGSA Constitution (.pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty of Graduate Studies <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In FGS, you\u2019ll be provided with foundational tools and resources to guide your academic journey and further develop the skills needed to make positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Graduate Program in English at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
How to Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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