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/Institutions/Hood-College/json/2025-2026/Catalog.json

English and Communication Arts Department

Professors: Amy Gottfried, chair (director of the Creative Writing concentration) , Elizabeth Knapp (director of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing)

Associate Professors: Elizabeth Atwood (director of Communication Arts program), Trevor Dodman, Alan Goldenbach, Heather Mitchell-Buck,

Assistant Professors: Aaron Angello, Brooke Witherow, Youssef Yakoub

Instructors: Kathleen Kempert, Marisa Ellis

Professors Emeriti: Donna Bertazzoni, Courtney Carter, Carol Kolmerten, Katherine Orloff, Mark Sandona, Aldan Weinberg

The Department of English and Communication Arts offers majors in English, communication arts, integrated marketing communication, and five minors.

Secondary education concentration leading to licensure is also available for the major in English.

Undergraduate Programs Offered:

• English Major (B.A.)
  • Literature Concentration
  • Creative Writing Concentration
  • Drama and Theatre Concentration 
• Dual Degree Program - English, B.A./Business Administration, MBA
• Communication Arts Major (B.A.)
• Integrated Marketing Communication Major (B.A.)
• Graphic Design Minor
• Journalism Minor
• Literature Minor
• Public Relations Minor
• Theatre and Drama Minor
• Secondary Education Licensure

Graduate Program Offered:

• Creative Writing (M.F.A.)