English Department

English Department
Good reading and writing skills are valuable to everyone, whether you plan a business career or are studying nursing. The English Department teaches students to think critically, understand the materials they read and express their ideas in writing.
Who We Are
English students and faculty form a community of engaged thinkers and writers who present their ideas to each other and the world. We work in diverse fields and pursue varying outlets for our ideas, but we share a common goal of critical thinking and expression. We welcome you to our community!
Course Descriptions
Department Directory
Admissions | 763-433-1300
Dean Hannah Oliha-Donaldson |
763-433-1186
Meet Catherine Bean

Meet Angerise Carter

Degrees & Certificates We Offer
Courses offered range from freshman composition classes to historical literature and creative writing classes.
The department offers three degrees that can be earned entirely online:
Students can explore their literary interests and develop their writing talents outside the classroom, too. The English Department presents students with a variety of engaging literary opportunities. On our Cambridge Campus, students can hear meet well-known writers through the citywide Minnesota Authors Reading Series. On the Coon Rapids Campus, the Two Rivers Reading Series allows students to study a book then interact with the published author. Both campuses host student and faculty readings and have active creative writing clubs that publish the student literary magazines.
OUR VISION
To our current and future students,
We, the English faculty at Anoka Ramsey Community College, acknowledge the following challenges we face as a learning community:
- The centering of white dominant culture in higher education that perpetuates racist and oppressive teaching practices;
- The shaming of students for their use of the English language when it deviates from Standard American English;
- The lack of access to resources for students with specific physical, cognitive, emotional, and economic needs;
- The human tendency to look for easy solutions to complex problems;
With these challenges in mind, we, as individual professors, will
- Aspire to implement anti-racist and anti-oppressive teaching practices that center belonging and equity;
- Honor your individual uses of the English language while also helping you navigate the complex communication power structures existing within higher education and many professional contexts;
- Provide the resources that will meet your specific learning needs;
- Help you to analyze complex problems with reliable research and critical thinking to find ethical solutions;
We acknowledge that each one of us is a work in progress striving to improve our teaching practices to better serve each one of you.