About the Department of English

Contact Us!

Location: Johnson Chapel, Room 001

Office Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Phone: (413) 542-2231

Fax: (413) 542-2141

Campus box: #2234


Mail & Deliveries

Post Office Address:

Amherst College
Department of English
AC #2234
P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Delivery AdDress:

Amherst College
Department of English
001 Johnson Chapel
11 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst, MA 01002-5000


We are on Instagram! You can check our Facebook and Instagram feeds for announcements throughout the semester. Majors will also get this information regularly by email.

Reserving the Bruss Room

To reserve the Bruss room you can either use the link below or email Siobhán McArdle at smcardle@amherst.edu. Remember you need to be an English major or in the English Department to have keycard access to the Bruss Room. 

Reserve the Bruss Room