Contact Us

The Department of English is located in the Rabb Building (Room 144) in the Mandel Quad. Get directions to our offices and the Brandeis campus.

Department of English
Brandeis University
Mailstop 023
415 South Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

Phone: 781-736-2130
Fax: 781-736-2179
english@brandeis.edu

Lisa Pannella

Academic Administrator

781-736-2130 pannella@brandeis.edu Rabb 144

John Burt

Department Chair

Paul E. Prosswimmer Professor of American Literature

781-736-2158 burt@brandeis.edu Rabb 141

Office Hours: M 1-2; Th 4-5

David Sherman

Director of Graduate Studies

Associate Professor of English

781-736-8214 dsherman@brandeis.edu Rabb 136

Office Hours: M 1:20-2:30; Th 11-12; and by appt

William Flesch

Undergraduate Advising Head

Professor of English

781-736-2142 flesch@brandeis.edu Rabb 139

Office Hours: T 2:20-3:40; Th 5:30-6:50; or email for virtual appt.

Elizabeth Bradfield

Co-Director of Creative Writing

781-736-2145 ebrad@brandeis.edu Rabb 206

Office Hours: W 1-2 or email for virtual appt

Pronunciation: Elizabeth Bradfield

Stephen McCauley

Co-Director of Creative Writing

781-736-8213 smccau@brandeis.edu Rabb 266b