Dr. Susan Wolfson

Professor

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Biography

Susan Wolfson received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and joined the faculty of Rutgers University in New Brunswick before coming to Princeton in 1991. Her specialization focuses on Romantic and contemporary writers from Britain between 1780 and 1850, including notable figures like Milton and Shakespeare. She has served as Vice President and President of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers from 2008 to 2010. During her tenure, she organized an international conference at Princeton. Wolfson has a strong presence in the academic community, serving on editorial boards for various professional journals and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Keats-Shelley Association of America since 2003. She has received numerous teaching and research awards, including a distinguished lectureship from Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Phi Beta Kappa award for undergraduate teaching in 2016. Her fellowships include those from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wolfson is known for her teaching in Romanticism and the British literature survey, enjoying a close working relationship with her students through independent projects and writing seminars.

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Experience

Professor

1991-01-01 — Present

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

Teaching a range of courses in Romanticism, writing seminars, and overseeing independent projects.

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.