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English Main Office

Email: eng@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-3521
Location: Fariborz Maseeh Hall, Room 310

For general department inquiries, email eng@pdx.edu.

For undergraduate advising questions, email eng-advising@pdx.edu (for English majors and all minors, including English, Writing, and Film Studies) or cw-advising@pdx.edu (for Creative Writing majors).

For questions about graduate programs, email grdstudy@pdx.edu.

For questions about course scheduling, email engsched@pdx.edu.

Office Hours

Monday – Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm

If you're unable to contact the English Department and need immediate assistance, Zoom into the CLAS Dean's Office Virtual Front Desk Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Mailing Address

Department of English
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Street Address

1855 SW Broadway, Room 310
Portland, OR 97201

Adjunct Office

Phone: 503-725-3559

Graduate Assistant (GA) Office

Phone: 503-725-3583

Department Chair

Marie Lo
mmlo@pdx.edu
503-725-3521
FMH 310D

Associate Department Chair

Bishupal Limbu
limbu@pdx.edu
503-725-3521
FMH M411

Department Staff

Department Manager
Brendan O'Guinn
bogu2@pdx.edu
503-725-3500
FMH 310E

Academic and Program Coordinator
Chloe Bobar
cbobar@pdx.edu
503-725-3623
FMH 310F

Operations Coordinator (Vacant)
Note: Please direct all questions for the Operations Coordinator to the Department Manager.

Program Directors

MA in English
Anoop Mirpuri
eng-director@pdx.edu
503-725-3560
FMH M313

Creative Writing
John Beer
cw-director@pdx.edu
503-725-3597
FMH M415

Book Publishing (Interim)
Kathi Berens
pub-director@pdx.edu
503-725-3553
FMH 402C

Technical and Professional Writing (Interim)
Sidouane Patcha
tech-director@pdx.edu
503-725-3554
FMH M413

Bishupal Limbu
tech-director@pdx.edu
503-725-3585
FMH M406

Composition (Interim)
Susan Kirtley
comp-director@pdx.edu
503-725-2248
FMH M307

Comics Studies
Susan Kirtley
skirtley@pdx.edu
503-725-2248
FMH M307

Faculty

See our directory.