The mission of the Department of Language and Literature is to provide students writing and reading competencies, critical and analytical thinking skills, and literature-based insights and examination of values.

“One of the things that I love about English is that almost every student at the University of Dubuque has an opportunity to be a part of our classes, whether it’s in writing, creative writing, language study, or our literature classes.” – Donovan Tann, Associate Professor of English