The mission of the Graduate English Association (GEA) is threefold:
- Community: Foster inter- and intra-departmental community by hosting and promoting social events
- Professionalization: Develop resources and workshops relevant to graduate students’ professional interests
- Advocacy: Provide a forum for graduate student concerns and liaise with faculty through representation on the Graduate Executive Committee
The GEA serves all graduate students in the English department, regardless of program (Literature, Rhetoric/Composition, or Creative Writing) or funding status (TA, RA, fellowship, or otherwise).
Do you have an event to share or a program initiative you’d like to learn more about? Send an email to any of our GEA officers with ideas, announcements, or requests for promotion. We invite all members of the Temple Graduate English community to share program-specific, interdisciplinary, and regional opportunities and items of interest with our colleagues. We’d love to hear about poetry readings, discussion groups, professional development seminars, teaching and career development workshops, program Q&As, class projects, and other activities the GEA can help support.