Reading literature of many kinds for
instruction and delight,
writing in scholarly and creative forms,
thinking together about language and representations of human experience,
the Hope College Department of English
seeks
to celebrate and challenge literary traditions,
to discover and practice the power of words,
to nurture imagination, inquiry, and wisdom.
"The English
faculty at Hope hold up the mirror, but they expect you
to look into it and give you the tools--and in many cases,
the courage--to do so. I wouldn't trade my interactions
with my professors fo rthe self-discovery garnered from
my studies here for anything."
~Peter Jurmu, English Major
