Archived Alumni Statements

What is your favorite lit class you’ve taken and why? I loved taking Modern Fiction with Professor Howard Eiland and Reading Fiction with Dr. Julia Panko. Both focused on twentieth…

Becoming a joint major in literature was the best decision I’ve made during my time at MIT. I’ve always been a fan of literature and I knew since my first…

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was in love with stories. She read whatever books she could find, devouring them and the stories within. She read…

I suppose I am a bit of an odd-ball at MIT, as I actually arrived at the Institute already knowing that I wanted to pursue a major within the humanities….

Through the MIT literature department and its incredible faculty, I have found a lifelong love of film, literature, and drama. I first stumbled into the literature department through a class…