Declare English and join our community!
Welcome to the English Department! In this department we both engage with literature from the past and, as the academic home at Harvard for creative writing, make the literature of the future. We are here for you if you want to do a deep dive with your favorite author; but we also hope to introduce you to new authors and forms of expression. We firmly believe that Harvard and the world would be better places if more people read more books and educated their imaginations.
Sophomores, ready to declare English as your concentration? Juniors and Seniors, ready to transfer into English?
The Class of 2026 will declare by October 25, 2023. Off-cycle sophomores will declare by March 27, 2024.
All students should follow these steps: