Writing Division

The Writing Division is one of four divisions of the School of the Arts.

Programs

The division offers two programs:

• Writing Program - MFA-level
• Undergraduate Writing Program

Location

The office, housed on the sixth floor of Kent, is sometimes frequented by a dog, George Eliot, a brown shepherd-mutt.

Faculty members

As of 2013, the department head is the illustrious Stacey D'Erasmo.

The teaching staff is fantastic, with notables including Cris Beam, Margo Jefferson, and Amy Benson.

The office up in Kent is run by Dorla McIntosh, who sends amusing emails. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, she detailed her travels:

I've known rivers:

I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.

(I simply don't appreciate my river flowing into my subway station is all.)

10 minute walk to the post office: $0 Commuter van to Port Authority: $3 Cab to Columbia University: $20

Not having to wait for the elevator in Kent: $ priceless!