Resources for English Majors

    Accessing MLA International Bibliography database

    The MLA International Bibliography database is a subscription service purchased by our library, so you need to have an NU username and password to access it.

    On the NU home page, select the “My NU” tab on left, then open these links in succession:

    Under "Students" click "Dugan Library." Then under "Resources" click on "Databases." Login page opens; scroll to bottom and log in using your NU Library username and password.

    When the database home page opens, scroll down and select “Ebscohost databases,” then “MLA International Bibliography.” Select by clicking the "MLA International Bibliography" or checking the box next to this database and clicking “continue” at the bottom of the page.

    Start your searches within the database.

    Awards for Writing

    Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies 

    Student grants “for any project that supports or furthers the mission, vision, or current theme of the Gerber Institute” – up to $500

    Norton Writer’s Prize (requires sponsorship)

    Atlantic Monthly Student Writer’s Prize (annual)

    The Nation Student Writing Contest (annual)

    Transitions Abroad Student Writing Contest (annual)

    Honor Society

    Lambda Iota Tau, honor society for literature; Newman University has a chapter

    Professional Associations & Organizations

    Modern Language Association

    National Council of Teachers of English

    Conference on College Composition and Communication

    National Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

    Poetry Society of America

    International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts

    American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies

    Medieval Academy of America

    Jobs available to English majors; some famous English majors

    (source: Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC)