English Department faculty and emeriti.

English Faculty + Staff

It's our people who make the difference

The English Department is one of the largest departments on campus, with about 40 current faculty/staff and many active retired faculty/emeriti. The depth of faculty expertise, passion, and engagement sets English apart from other areas of campus.

With prolific writers, researchers, and scholars in everything from creative writing to rhetoric to English education to linguistics to critical studies in literatures, cultures, and film (and many time periods and geographical areas of coverage), students who major or minor in any emphasis of English will find incredible instruction and academic support at every possible turn. When you add the bonus of some of the most musically gifted faculty on campus, outside of the Music and Theatre Arts Department, it’s an irresistible lot. 

The department's strength is definitely within its faculty. All of my professors have been super insightful on issues both within English studies directly and beyond: critical race theory; issues of feminism, sexual orientation, and gender; the human psyche. All of these issues were discussed thoroughly throughout my time here at Eau Claire. And I feel I have made lasting relationships with several faculty members; they're not just there to instruct, but to help you grow as well.

2015 senior survey
David Jones on UW-Eau Claire footbridge

The Power of AND in action

As a musician, as an educator, and as an advocate for social justice, Dr. David Jones is making music AND moving mountains ... and that’s pretty powerful!

A true change agent

Expert advice

To expose her students to more diverse perspectives in the field, English education professor Christina Berchini organized a panel of six area teachers to come in and speak with the class.

Getting the real 411
Dr. Tess Onwueme

A voice for the voiceless

As an internationally celebrated playwright and dramatist with a vision for social justice and equality for all, Dr. Tess Onwueme uses her powerful works to give a voice to those who are voiceless.

Powerful playwright
Joel Pace, seated at center, and his band Irie Sol

‘Gatsby’ ... the rest of the story

Joel Pace, profesor of English, combines his literary and musical talents to transform F. Scott Fitzgerald’s actual work into an album, a creation he describes as “lit hop” — or literary hip hop.

Fitzgerald inspirations
Jamie Vue, BJ Hollars and David Shih.
UW-Eau Claire Excellence Awards recipients, fall 2018

A Department Committed to Excellence

For the past several years the English department has had faculty and staff members recognized for excellence at the university's academic year opening meeting.

English faculty awarded

Meet the outstanding members of the English department:

Alea, Mary Ellen
Browne, T.A.
Bushnell, Jack
Clark, Wilma
Dale, Helen
Duyfhuizen, Bernard "Duffy"
Fessler, Audrey
Garland, Max
Haakenson, Bergine
Hale-Wilson, Kate
Hanson, Charles
Harder, Harry
Harder, Sarah
Hildebrand, John
Hilger, Michael
Hirsch, Tim
Hochstein, Gloria
Jackson, Alan
Jones, Eleanor
Kelly, Erna
Lauber, Peg
Loeb, Karen
Martin, Larry
Maxwell, Rhoda
Meiser, Mary
Onwueme, Tess
Pearson, Douglas
Preston, Elizabeth
Rosen, Irwin
Rubrecht, August
Schneider, Ralph
Shaddock, Jenny
Taylor, Bruce
Utschig, Anne
Waters, Douglas
Welch, Karen
Wood, Marty

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