Program
The Ph.D. Program in English enrolls approximately 30-35 new students each year. Several faculty members are appointed just at the Graduate Center, but most faculty are based at one of the other CUNY campuses; appointed additionally to the doctoral faculty, they teach regularly at the Graduate Center. Because of this CUNY-wide doctoral consortium, the faculty in English is particularly diverse and the English Program is able to offer a large number of seminars each semester in both established and emerging fields of study.
The English Program is headed by an Executive Officer, two Deputy EOs, and a Student Progress Officer. The Assistant Program Officer (APO) runs the Program office and is the Program expert on registration and other administrative matters
Every week to foster communal intellectual vitality and conviviality, the English Program sponsors Friday Forums, which bring to the GC internationally recognized scholars, writers, and publishers to discuss a wide variety of literary and cultural topics. This series of lectures and readings is followed by a reception with food and wine. Forums generally take place at 4 p.m. on Fridays, but many occur in conjunction with all-day conferences and interdisciplinary events. Some Forums are devoted to special issues of student/faculty concern, such as financial aid, adjunct teaching, curricular changes, and the education job market. The first Forum of the Fall Semester is generally an orientation session for new students in the Program, and the last one in each semester, the Winter/Spring Revels, is a party not to be missed.