Lucille Cobb Lecture Series The Lucille Cobb Lecture Series, featured each year at Doane, provides students the opportunity to meet and interact with prominent writers. Those who have appeared in the series include:
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Hayden Carruth
- Alan Cheuse
- Desmond Egan
- Patricia Hampl
- Miroslav Holub
- Marlene Norbese
- Philip W.D. Snodgrass
Internships Doane students may participate in month-long or semester-long internships, gaining hands-on work experience for college credit. English students have completed internships at such organizations as:
- Mary Ripma Ross Film Theatre
- NebraskaLand Magazine
- Prairie Schooner
Study Abroad Every four years, the English Department selects approximately 15 students for a semester in east and central Africa. Students travel to six countries and engage in a semester of courses, including Introduction to African Studies, African Literature and Culture, Linguistics, Swahili, writing, and independent study.
Interterm/Field Trips Periodic trips to Japan, England, and Greece are offered as an interterm class. English students have also traveled to The Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., The Oriental Institute, the Field Museum, and The Art Institute in Chicago to supplement course work.