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For questions about the Composition (English 1010 and 1012) program, please e-mail:

  • Karl T. Steel, Director
  • Esther Ritiau, Program Administrator

For questions about the English major (English, English Teacher, History and Literature, Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, English Minor, Linguistics Minor, Creative Writing Minor, English Concentration), please e-mail the following professors:

  • Roni Natov, Majors' Counselor
  • Elaine Brooks, Deputy Chair
  • James Davis, Evening Undergraduate Deputy
  • Jonathan Nissenbaum, Director of Linguistics

For questions about the graduate programs (M.A., M.F.A., M.A.T.), please e-mail:

  • Geoffrey Minter
  • Bonnie Harris, M.F.A. Program Administrator

For general English Department office questions, please e-mail:

  • Corinne Amato
  • Chris Ortiz
  • Mila Yusufova

For questions about English as a Second Language (ESL), please e-mail:

  • Florence Valentino

Advisers

Elaine Brooks

  • Tuesdays, 10–11 a.m., 2:30–4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays. 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays 10-11 a.m., 1:30–3:30 p.m.
  • To schedule a phone or Zoom appointment, e-mail directly or call 718.951.5195, with name, phone, EMPLID, preferred e-mail, and preferred method of communication, along with date and time you'd like to meet.
    • Zoom has a waiting room feature, so please be patient when you have your appointment, I am probably finishing with another student.
  • If you are looking for a section of English 1010, please be aware that any section with an "F" in its name (e.g., ENGL. 1010 8MF) is exclusively for first-term freshman.
  • Any section with an H is for Honors College Students.
  • Any section with a Q is for SEEK students, and BCA and STR classes are for early-college high school students.

James Davis

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2–4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays, 2–6 p.m.
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5110687626
    Meeting ID: 511 068 7626
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd3wGyaahq

Bonnie Harris

  • Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
  • Via e-mail

Geoffrey Minter

  • Mondays, 4-7 p.m.
  • Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m.
  • Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m.
  • Thursdays, 12:30-2 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m.
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89485381241?pwd=WitlZGoyQUc0c1duRDAvQVRnZjdKQT09
    Meeting ID: 894 8538 1241
    Passcode: bc21
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd3wGyaahq

Martha Nadell

  • Mondays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  • Please email for Zoom information

Esther Ritiau

  • Mondays and Wednesdays, Noon–5 p.m.
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–6 p.m.
  • Via e-mail

Ellen Tremper, Chair

  • Thursdays, 3–4 p.m.
  • Via e-mail

Additional Advisers Via E-mail

  • Mondays, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
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  • Thursdays, 12:30–5:30 p.m.
  • Roni Natov
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