English

The Department of English houses Old Westbury's Writing Programs and offers the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Language and Literature.  Building on common foundations, this degree offers two upper-level concentrations: Multicultural U.S.-British Literature and World Literature.

Committed to the living spirit of literature and to the enabling possibilities of language, the English Department provides a variety of curricular and co-curricular projects to involve students in that discovery and development which mark the enlightened and lively study of literature.

Graduates of this program will be excellently prepared to enter graduate school in the proliferating fields of Multicultural English Literature and World Literature.  English continues to be one of the best preparations for law, business, and other professions.

Did You Know?

Maryann De Leo, a 1977 graduate of the Media & Communications program within the American Studies Department, was honored with an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 76th Annual Academy Awards for her work as producer and director of "Chernobyl Heart," a film about the effects of radiation on the children of Belarus, Russia, 16 years after the infamous nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl.

The JP Morgan Chase Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to support the Curriculum Materials Center in the College library.

Women's volleyball coach, Marjahna Vickers, was named the 2005-06 College Female Coach of the Year by the Nassau County Sports Commission after leading the Lady Panthers to 21 wins and the most successful season in the program's history.