Department of English
Special Programs
Forensics Program
The Morehouse Forensics team provides opportunity for students to showcase their oratorical skills through a variety of speech events including: poetry, prose, dramatic interpretation, dramatic duo , program oral interpretation, persuasive speaking, informative speaking, impromptu speaking, extemporaneous speaking, after dinner speaking and communication analysis. The team competes all over the Southeast, with occasional jaunts to more exotic locales. In 2004, the team finished 18th out of over a hundred teams at the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament.
Contact: Betsy McCann, Director of Forensics
emccann@morehouse.edu
404-681-2800 x2161
Developmental Reading Program
The Morehouse College Developmental Reading Program was established in 1939 by English Composition teacher Mrs. Georgia Cowan Poole with the support of Dr. N. P. Williams, chairman of the English Department at that time. Since 1939, the program has had five directors. The program is now in its 62nd year and is, therefore, one of the oldest continuous programs of its kind in the country. The program has never experienced a lapse in operation. The program, however, has experienced many changes, but it has retained its fundamental concepts, continuing to diagnosis students’ reading problems while planning their remedies.
Study Abroad
English majors and minors are encouraged to apply for grants and fellowships to study in other countries during summer semesters or year-long terms. Credit for such work is assessed and awarded toward graduation as applicable.
