Murray State University Doctor of Arts in English Pedagogy Program

08/06/2026

The Department of English and Philosophy will host its annual professional development day for area high school English teachers on Saturday, September 12 from 10:30am-3:30pm. All sessions will be led by faculty members from the Department of English and Philosophy. Enjoy a lunch, book swap, and social gathering, too!

Registration is $15 and can be completed at the link below. If you're on Instagram, find the link in our LinkTree, located in our bio.

Contact Dr. Zach Garrett ([email protected]) with questions.

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/bdqabVTWgrdgk9xA6

07/23/2026

Kentucky welcomes (Instructure)to Louisville this year, where educators of all kinds gather to look for opportunities to learn and transform teaching!

Doctor of Arts program faculty joining this year include Dr. Zachary Garrett and Dr. Shimikqua Ellis, picking up ideas for enhancing our Instructional Technology in English and Assessment in English courses and tools for improving the learning experience for students in our program.

Sharing a couple of pictures of our faculty out and about in Louisville!

07/14/2026

Publication alert!
We're proud to share that program alumnae Susie Fries and Julie Eng are published in the current issue of Teaching English in the Two-Year College, the journal of the Two-Year College English Association (an NCTE constituent group): "Faculty Perceptions of Multimodality in Community College Composition Classrooms in Tennessee and Virginia".

Their study addresses faculty perceptions of multimodality and multimodal assignments across the majority of community colleges in Tennessee and Virginia.

Dr. Julie Eng is an assistant professor of English at Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, Virginia, and Dr. Susie Fries is a visiting lecturer of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Great work Julie and Susie!
https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/tetyc/52/4

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day!

06/19/2026

06/11/2026

https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/EnglishAndPhilosophy/GraduatePrograms/da-ept/index.aspx

06/04/2026

Ok, so we admit that online summer teaching doesn't offer many photogenic moments...but this is what our students are up to this summer!
And even though you can't see it in this picture, students are diving into new texts, sharing ideas, and building learning communities all summer long.
The regular academic year may be over, but learning never stops!

05/13/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the Doctor of Arts in English Pedagogy degree! We're just sharing a few pictures from the graduation and college graduate robing ceremony last weekend. We're so excited to see what they do next!

04/25/2026

Spotted today - DA student Hayden Osborne and program instructor Kristie Ennis at Eastern Kentucky University!

04/20/2026

A “ditto” to this post from the Department of English and Philosophy and the DA Program! Summer graduate offerings from our department include:

Critical Theory with Dr. Osborne
Selected Authors (Jonathan Swift) with Dr. Jones
Selected Authors (T.S. Eliot) and Teaching Selected Authors (Metaphysical Poetry) with Dr. Garrett
AI and Digital Literacy in Language Teaching with Dr. Park
Teaching Writing to Second Language Learners with Dr. Xia
Historical Principles in Rhetoric and Composition with Dr. Nielsen
Special Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (Ungrading) with Dr. Von Bergen
Teaching Diversity Through Literature with Dr. Ellis
Literacy Academy with Dr. Ennis, and
Selected Authors (Toni Morrison) with Dr. Horton

There’s no better opportunity than this summer to enroll in classes. Why summer?

Get Ahead, Stay Ahead. Enroll in one or more summer classes today and reduce your workload for future semesters!

Numerous Online Courses Available. Many online courses are available this summer, ranging from short two-week sessions to ten-week sessions. Enjoy the convenience of completing classes from the comfort of home!

Summer course registration is now open through myGate! Please take the time to speak with your academic advisor. They can assist you in determining which class or classes may be options for you to consider this summer!