"Wheaton's English department is . . . where you are going to learn from some of the most experienced, well-spoken, intelligent individuals on campus who will not only teach you how to read and write but [also] how to communicate.” - Caroline Ryan Cunningham ’13, Assistant Editor for Washingtonian Magazine
English Faculty
Faculty Books
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Emeriti Faculty
Today's Wheaton English Department stands on the shoulders of our emeriti faculty >
Remembering Those Who've Gone Ahead
We remember and celebrate the legacy of English faculty who have gone ahead of us to meet the Lord.
Remembering Beatrice Batson, MA '47 (1920-2019)
Professor of English Emerita, Dr. Beatrice Batson (MA ’47), died in Batavia, Illinois on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 98 years of age.
Remembering Brett Foster (1973-2015)
Brett Foster was professor of English and Wheaton's Poet in Residence since 2005.
Remembering Roger Lundin '71 (1949-2015)
Roger Lundin '71 was Professor of English and Arthur F. Holmes Professor of Faith and Learning at Wheaton College. He had been on faculty since 1978.