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English Literature Faculty

Nathalie Anderson

Nathalie Anderson

Alexander Griswold Cummins
Professor of English Literature
nanders1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8141
Lang Performing Arts Center 306
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Elizabeth Bolton

Betsy Bolton

Professor and Department Chair
English Literature
ebolton1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8153
Lang Performing Arts Center 205
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Rachel Buurma

Director, Aydelotte Foundation
Associate Professor, English
rbuurma1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8666
Fax: rachelsagnerbuurma.org
Lang Performing Arts Center 302
Parrish W201
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Lara Cohen

Lara Cohen

Associate Professor
English Literature
lcohen2@swarthmore.edu
610-690-6843
Lang Performing Arts Center 305

Jazmin Delgado Flores

jdelgad1@swarthmore.edu
610-957-6135
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Anthony Foy

Associate Professor
English Literature
afoy1@swarthmore.edu
610-690-6867
Lang Performing Arts Center 207
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Gregory Frost

Greg Frost

Visiting Instructor
English Literature
gfrost1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-7765
Lang Performing Arts Center 208
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Jill Gladstein

Jill Gladstein

Associate Professor, Director of Writing Associates Program
Writing Associates Program
jgladst1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8145
Trotter Hall 105
Swarthmore Writing Program
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Nora Johnson

Professor
English Literature
njohnso1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8188
Lang Performing Arts Center 303
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Bakiranthi Mani

Bakirathi Mani

Associate Professor
English Literature
bmani1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8132
Lang Performing Arts Center 307
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Natalie Mera Ford

Visiting Assistant Professor, Multilingual Writing Specialist
Writing Associates Program
nford1@swarthmore.edu
610-690-5540
Trotter Hall 104
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Dale Mezzacappa

Dale Mezzacappa

Visiting Instructor
English Literature
dmezzac1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-7331
Lang Performing Arts Center 208, Office Hours: Mon 10-noon and by appointment
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Alba Newmann Holmes

Visiting Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of the Writing Associates Program
Writing Associates Program
aholmes2@swarthmore.edu
610-957-6110
Trotter Hall 103
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Rachel Pastan

Visiting Instructor
English Literature
rpastan1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-7362
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Sangina Patnaik (on leave 2018-2019)

Assistant Professor
English Literature
spatnai1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8150
Lang Performing Arts Center 304
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Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt

William R. Kenan Jr., Professor
English Literature
pschmid1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8156
Lang Performing Arts Center 206
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Valerie Smith

Val Smith

President
President's Office
vsmith1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8314
Parrish Hall E236S
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Eric Song

Eric Song

Associate Professor
English Literature
esong1@swarthmore.edu
610-957-6223
Lang Performing Arts Center 204
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Craig Williamson

Craig Williamson

Professor, The Alfred H. and Peggi Bloom Professorship
English Literature
cwillia1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8154
Lang Performing Arts Center 203
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English Literature Staff

Candy Roeder

Candy Roeder

Administrative Assistant
English Literature
croeder1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8152
Lang Perf Arts Ctr 202

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