GRADUATE PROGRAMS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES / ENGLISH / PAGE 9 Outcomes/Careers Recent Ph.D. graduate students have found tenure track employment at Kutztown University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. We have also placed Ph.D. graduates in non-tenure track full time positions as well as in administrative positions at institutions like Tufts University, SUNY-Purchase, Albright College, and others. Our M.A. graduates follow a variety of paths, with some students continuing their graduate work in Lehigh’s English department. Other recent M.A. students have gone on to join Ph.D. programs in English at institutions like Princeton University, the University of WisconsinMadison, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Texas-Austin. Many of our M.A. graduates also go directly into teaching, often at independent schools. How to Apply • Please review the College application requirements and submission instructions on page 1. • Additional requirements for English: ♦ M.A. and Ph.D. programs: total of 3 letters of recommendation ♦ M.A. program: writing sample of 12–15 pages of non-fiction prose (preferably a paper submitted for a previous assignment) ♦ Ph.D. program: ■ writing sample of 12-15 pages of non-fiction prose (preferably work written at the graduate level) ■ brief statement of foreign language training • Applications and all supporting materials are due by January 1 for fall enrollment. Financial Aid We are committed to helping you fund your graduate education. Over 90% of graduate students receive funding in the forms of Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships, Fellowships, or Scholarships. Please contact the graduate director for more specific details about funding in the English department. DEGREES M.A. & Ph . D. Department Contact Dr. Emily Weissbourd, Graduate Director inenglgr@lehigh.edu Research Statement We believe that student research is a central part of the process of graduate education, at both the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. Students work closely with faculty on research projects, with a number of active research grants in the English department also offering funding for graduate research assistantships. A number of our students have had active publication records in recent years, in both peer-reviewed academic journals and mainstream venues. We encourage Ph.D. students to aim for at least one peer-reviewed publication during their careers with us. In recent years, a number of our former students have also published scholarly books.
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