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English Major Pride

Wheeler Hall

I enjoy getting newsletters and magazines from my alma maters. They keep me connected, as they should. Schools taught us how to think–and that thought process continues for a lifetime. So it’s especially nice to read about the changes and research going on.

In a message from the Cal English Department Chair Samuel Otter, he said, “When I had the privilege of addressing the department’s B.A. and Ph.D. recipients and their families at commencement last May, I observed that it was typical for those involved in literary study to be ironic about their pursuits. I said then what I will write to you now. As chair, I feel neither ironic nor apologetic nor defensive but proud and determined, with my colleagues and with our friends, to fortify this great department.”

I wish I could have read that statement earlier. He points out something that a lot of liberal arts majors do, which is poke fun at themselves. I do it even now–almost 15 years from when I graduated–but I should stop. English was a powerful degree, and something I find more useful than my Biology major, Forestry minor, and on par with my MBA.

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  1. mcm

    March 11, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    I still maintain that my drama major got me through many a meeting… I can fake my way through just about anything thanks to many, many acting exercises!

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