English Advisers
See below for information about advisement within the English Department.
Contact Information
English Composition
For questions about the Composition (English 1010 and 1012) program, email:
- Swan Kim, Director
- Esther Ritiau, Program Administrator
You do not need departmental permission to enroll in ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1012.
If you are getting a message that you need departmental permission, you are trying to enroll in a section that is reserved for special programs. You can find this information under “Class Notes” on CUNYFirst. Unless you are in these programs, you can simply register for an open section without departmental permission.
You must be in one of the followings special programs to enroll in ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1012 sections ending in the following letters:
- F (for first year students)
- H (for Honors College)
- Q (for SEEK)
- BCA/STR (for early college high school)
- BCB (for BC Bound)
English Major
For questions about the English major (English, English Teacher, History and Literature, Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, English Minor, Linguistics Minor, Creative Writing Minor, English Concentration), email the following professors:
- Martha Nadell, Chair
- Roni Natov, Majors’ Counselor
- Joseph Entin, Deputy Chair
- Geoffrey Minter, Evening Undergraduate Deputy
- Jonathan Nissenbaum, Director of Linguistics
Graduate English Programs
For questions about the graduate programs (M.A., M.F.A., M.A.T.), email:
- Geoffrey Minter
- Bonnie Harris, M.F.A. Program Administrator
English as a Second Language
For questions about English as a Second Language (ESL), email:
General Questions
For general English Department office questions, email: