Department of English
University of Chicago
Walker Hall, 4th Floor
1115 E. 58th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Fax: 773-702-2495
Applicants and current students should feel free to e-mail the staff members listed below if they have specific questions about the Department of English's doctoral or undergraduate programs, but the best mode of contact is through englishsupport@uchicago.edu. The staff will forward some of those questions, as necessary, to the appropriate administrators.
Staff
Department Administrator
Lex Nalley Drlica
Walker 416
773.702.8024
nalley@uchicago.edu
Contact the Department Administrator for questions on the graduate program, including admissions, program administration, class scheduling, budgeting, advising, and graduate alumni updates.
Student Affairs Administrator
Katie Kahal
Walker 414
773.834.3050
kahalk@uchicago.edu
Contact the Student Affairs Administrator for questions on the undergraduate program, including advising, class scheduling, and undergraduate alumni updates. Also contact for questions regarding the PhD program and departmental forms.
Student Affairs Assistant
Anna Dobrowolski
Walker 413
adobrowolski@uchicago.edu
Contact the Student Affairs Assistant with general inquiries regarding the graduate program, program administration, events, and website/social media.
Department Assistant
Laura Merchant
Walker 413
773.702.8536
lmerchant@uchicago.edu
Contact the Department Assistant for general questions about the department, faculty searches and departmental events.
Faculty Administrators
Department Chair
Maud Ellmann
Walker 401
773.702.2214
ellmann@uchicago.edu
Associate Chair
Frances Ferguson
Walker 406
773.702.2214
ferguso1@uchicago.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Benjamin Morgan
Walker 512
jmorgan@uchicago.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Mark Miller
Walker 407
jmmiller@uchicago.edu
English Proprietary Rooms and Room Calendars
If you would like to reserve Rosenwald 405 or Walker 403, please contact department staff at englishsupport@uchicago.edu. Please include the event title, date, timeframe, a contact name, and an e-mail address. Your reservation will be confirmed by e-mail. Please click here to review the Rosenwald 405 rules. Keys for Rosenwald kitchen need to be signed out in Walker 413. Please click on the links below for room availability.
Rosenwald 405
(Max. occupancy: 40. Contains tables, chairs, white board, multi-media projector, Blu-Ray player, laptop connections, projection screen. Access to adjacent kitchen also available.)
Walker 403
(Max.occupancy: 15. Contains tables, chairs, conference phone, white board.)