The Gerard Manley Hopkins Endowed Professorship in British Literature Named for the nineteenth-century Jesuit poet, the Gerard Manly Hopkins Professorship in British Literature at John Carroll University enables the Department of English to host a visiting scholar to teach, offer public lectures, and be a source of renewal and energy for faculty, students, and the community. Each Fall, the Department of English offers a Hopkins Seminar for approximately thirty students, led by a distinguished professor. The seminar typically takes place during the first five weeks of the Fall term. In addition, the Department sponsors four Hopkins lectures each Fall, and one Spring lecture in anticipation of the following year's Hopkins program. Long-range plans anticipate expanding the program to include a Summer Hopkins Seminar.
Students receive three hours of English credit for their successful participation in the seminar.
The Professorship is endowed through the generosity of Leland and Helen Schubert, with matching support from the Boler Challenge Fund. Its intent is to enrich the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Department of English, to foster interdisciplinary endeavors, and to bring greater national visibility to the Department and the University.