Donate to the Department of English

Many generous alumni designate their annual University giving to the English Department. We are grateful for your donations, which support student research projects and other English Department programs, such as stipends and travel expenses for graduate students to attend conferences and present papers.

What's on our wish list right now?

• Funds to attract more minority students to English studies
• Funds to support more undergraduates on our research and writing teams
• Funds to support classroom enrichment (guest speakers, trips to plays or performances, media)
• Funds to support faculty research
• Funds for study abroad scholarships

The publication of Caesura, the University's only literary magazine, and the annual Caesura reading (a guest poet or novelist reads from his/her own works and also announces the Department's annual writing awards), is funded by alumni and also supported by the Elda Wolleager Gregory family. In addition, alumni funds support Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society) events, class trips to plays, and many other projects and programs.

If you would like to support the Department, you can designate your giving when responding to any of the University fundraising efforts, or you can send a check (payable to the University of Delaware) to the Gifts Processing Office, 122 Hullihen Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. When mailing checks, please make them payable to the "UD Department of English" and note the program (e.g. undergraduate student research) on the check's memo line. You may also donate online by visiting the University of Delaware Make a Gift page. We appreciate all donations – from the $1000-levels to the smallest amounts. Since there are over 7,000 English alumni, the $10 and $25 gifts do add up.

Thank you for your support and continued interest in the University of Delaware Department of English!