First in the State of Alaska
The English Department at UAF is the largest department in the UAF College of Liberal
Arts and the first to have been established in the State of Alaska. We offer an undergraduate major and three minor programs in English. We also offer three graduate programs: the MFA in Creative Writing, the MA in English, and the combined MFA/MA degree.
Our curriculum includes a wide variety of general education courses in writing and
literature.
Learn more about our faculty of active engaged scholars. See who's coming to town for the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series. Discover our student-run literary journals: Ice Box and Permafrost. There's so much happening in the English Department at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks. Thanks for visiting, and please reach out with any questions!
You can support our programming by donating to the English General Fund or Foundation accounts. Donors are encouraged to give online at the Foundation website. Under the "Designation" option, select "other," and then type "UAF English Department." To discuss how your gift can best support our programming needs, please contact Department Chair Chris Coffman.
The English major and minor programs prepare students for lives of reading, writing and teaching. Students are encouraged to engage with our energetic faculty, take ownership of their curriculum, and collaborate with their literary peers.
The MFA in Creative Writing offers tracks in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
The MA in English features coursework in World Literatures, literary theory, and composition pedagogy.
The MFA/MA program combines curricula in creative writing and literary analysis.
What's the perfect English class for you? We offer courses in literary theory, English grammar, world literature, Native American and Alaska Native literatures, and all forms of creative writing. If it's been written or filmed, we study it. Read more about our course offerings in the UAF course catalog.
Department of English Contact Information
Email: uaf-english-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7193
Fax: 907-474-5247
Physical address:
1747 South Chandalar Drive
Gruening Building, Room 850
Fairbanks, AK 99775
(for FedEx and UPS deliveries)**
Mailing address:
UAF Department of English
PO Box 755720
Fairbanks, AK 99775
(for USPS deliveries)**
Chris Coffman, PhD
Professor of English
Office: Gruening Building, Room 854
Email: cecoffman@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-5233
Jane Steeves
Office: Gruening Building, Room 850
Email: uaf-english-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7193
*Please Note* All UAF College of Liberal Arts (CLA) administrative assistants are off contract through the summer and will not return until Monday, August 14th, 2023.
If you need any assistance this summer, please contact Miriam Stelges in the CLA Dean's Office by phone at 907-474-7231 or via email at uaf-cla@alaska.edu
At times, navigating your way through college can be tricky. That’s why we have two comprehensive academic advisors to help you out.
Our CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisors, Dan Darrow and Grace Carroll can assist with registration, petitions, change of major requests, and answer any number of questions related to the college experience. Advising appointments are available in person, via telephone, over zoom or via email.
Dan Darrow
CLA Lead Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 G
Schedule an advising appointment with Dan using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Dan an email to schedule your appointment.
Schedule Advising Appointment
Grace Carroll
CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 F
Schedule an advising appointment with Grace using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Grace an email to schedule your appointment.
Schedule Advising Appointment