Student Stories: Michael Montali’s “Fantastic Cat” Performs on CBS Saturday Morning
Singer-songwriter and CCNY MFA in Fiction Candidate Michael Montali’s and his band performed a song off their debut album for CBS Saturday Morning.
Exploring the City College Archives
The Archives at City College are rich in historical documents, from 15th century hand-written manuscripts to foundational magazines of the N.A.A.C.P
Faculty Stories: CCNY Poetry Outreach Center director Pamela Laskin wins prestigious award
Pamela L. Laskin is the recipient of a 2022 Freedom Through Literacy Board Option Award for her work to enable children to unload their grief and to empower voices through poetry.
Master of Arts in Language & Literacy
Gaining the tools to support the mastery of language The MA in Language and Literacy prepares graduate students for careers as teachers of adults in both college and pre-college classrooms. Language and Literacy MA graduates find employment as instructors of college writing and humanities, adult literacy, ESL, and secondary English/ESL education and as administrators of …
International Perspectives
Study abroad opportunities for master’s students – a cooperation with the European Joint MA in English & American Studies The graduate programs of our department have partnered with four European institutions of the Joint Program in English and American Studies: University of Graz (Austria) University of Bamberg (Germany) Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy) University Paris …
Grants and fellowships
The Joint Program in English and American Studies The Joint Program in English and American Studies offers students pursuing a Master’s in English Literature or Language & Literacy at CCNY the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at one of the five partner institutions (the University of Graz, Austria; the University of Pécs, Hungary; the …
FAQ: Applying to the Programs
Each of our respective graduate programs has slightly differing admissions criteria. Please be sure to check the page of the program to which you plan to apply. When I apply online, does everything go straight to you? No. In fact, nothing comes straight to us. All application materials and fee payments must be submitted to …
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Program Overview The Creative Writing Program at The City College of New York is in its fourth decade. Since its inception some of the most distinguished writers in America have taught here at our West Harlem campus, including Donald Barthelme, Gwendolyn Brooks, Kurt Vonnegut, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, Grace Paley and Susan Sontag. The mission …
News & Events
The English Department maintains a regular rotation of events, workshops and opportunities, and our students, faculty and staff are are frequently publishing, launching new projects, or otherwise making headway within the literary community and beyond. Our news bulletin and calendar will keep you up to date on upcoming events and highlight our community’s accomplishments. Upcoming …