English Department

Julián Delgado Lopera Featured in “LA Times” Article

Jun 12, 2026 | In the News

Julián Delgado Lopera, CSI Assistant Professor of English, was recently featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times. The article discusses Delgado Lopera’s western tour to promote his new novel, “Pretend You’re Dead...

CSI’s Ashley Dawson to Debut “Energies of Repair” Exhibition at Center for Architecture Lab

May 5, 2026 | Awards/Kudos, Faculty/Staff Kudos, Newsmakers

Following his selection to the prestigious 2026 Center for Architecture Lab Residency late last...

Meet Our Award-Winning Creative Writing Faculty

Apr 27, 2026 | The Bulletin

Do you enjoy creative writing? Are you secretly a poet? Do you write short stories in your spare time? Come by on Tuesday, May 5 at 2:30pm in the Center for the Arts Building 1P) Lab Theatre and listen to CSI’s...

CUNY Leaders Named to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committees (mentions CSI English adjunct lecturer Susan Chapman’s appointment to the Committee on Legal Affairs)

Dec 1, 2025 | In the News

Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and Other University Experts Will Provide City Hall With...

Love Listening to Righteous Words? Join Us to Celebrate LIT’s Third Issue

Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

Lost in Thought invites you to celebrate the launch of our Third Issue. When: Wednesday, Nov. 19. between 5:00pm and 7:00pm. Where: The Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts (Building IP, Room 116). Also: ...

CSI Professor Emerita Sarah Benesch Publishes Groundbreaking Book on Pronatalism and Women’s Choices

Aug 13, 2025 | Awards/Kudos, Faculty/Staff Kudos, Newsmakers

College of Staten Island Professor Emerita of English Sarah Benesch has released Pronatalism:...

Matt Brim Quoted in “Gothamist”

Jun 24, 2025 | In the News

Matt Brim, Professor of Queer Studies in the English Department at the College of Staten Island and Director of LGBTQ Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY, was recently quoted in an article in Gothamist titled “‘Prouder,...

Ava Chin Featured in “Documented”

Jun 3, 2025 | In the News

CSI Professor of English Ava Chin is the subject of an article in the Documented Website. The...

Poet Dianelly Antigua Reads: Thursday, May 8

Apr 30, 2025 | The Bulletin

The staff at LIT (Lost in Thought) Magazine, CSI’s online venue for all things literary, are excited to host poet Dianelly Antigua on the evening of Thursday, May 8 between 6:30pm and 7:30pm. We had originally planned to...

“Lost In Thought” Hosts Two Literary Events

Mar 26, 2025 | The Bulletin

Lost in Thought magazine, CSI’s literary and visual arts publication, is excited to offer two readings in person on campus. These events are open to the public. Poet Gabriel Fried and Creative Nonfiction writer Diana...