Founded in 2016, the English Undergraduate Association (EUA) seeks to connect English majors and potential majors across Rice's residential colleges. The EUA hosts social and professional events to encourage bonding between members of the English major and to provide them with resources for their various postgraduate goals. Previous events the EUA has hosted include study breaks, alumni panels, graduate school panels, and book drives. To stay notified of EUA events, email one of the officers below asking to be added to the EUA listserv, and check out our Facebook Page. Join us!
Who We Are
Julia Li (she/her/hers) is a senior at Brown College studying English with a Creative Writing concentration. When she's not reading or writing, she can be found exploring local cafes for the best matcha, and perusing bookstores. As co-president, she is excited to expand the reach and impact of the EUA on campus and continue to foster a welcoming environment for English majors. She can be reached at jl241@rice.edu.
Katherine Jeng (she/her/hers) is a junior at Hanszen and the co-president for the 2023-2024 EUA. She is majoring in English and Social Policy Analysis, as well as pursuing a minor in Politics, Law, & Social Thought. Her favorite genres are historical fiction (especially modern retellings of Greco-Roman mythology), and poetry. In such a research-oriented and STEM-heavy school, she hopes that the EUA can help build a community for those with an interest in English or the Humanities. She can be reached at ksj5@rice.edu.
Ellie Cha (she/her) is a Junior at Hanszen College majoring in English and Philosophy. She’s incredibly excited to be this year’s EUA vice president and coordinate book exchanges and career panels that support the many talented English majors. You can find her reading historical fiction/Asian-American literature at Herring Hall or feverishly writing her essays in Hanszen Upper Commons! Please reach out for any English major related questions or if you just want to chat! She cannot wait to meet everyone throughout the school year and help embolden the strong humanities family!
Riley is a junior at Brown College majoring in English with a Creative Writing Concentration and Political Science. He’s excited to help the EUA reach even more students at Rice and to hopefully start a book club on campus that will foster engaging and productive discussions about literature. He’s especially partial to contemporary literary fiction and the classics of the 20th century. He can be reached at rvc2@rice.edu.
Angela An (she/her/hers) is a sophomore at Hanszen majoring in English. She is excited to be the treasurer for the EUA and be a part of a community that can allow her to connect and meet with other English majors at Rice University. She enjoys reading fiction, especially contemporary, but is always open to any recommendations in any genre. She can be reached at aja16@rice.edu.
Essence Ratliff (she/her/hers) is a junior at McMurtry, and co-editor of The Wild Grain. She is majoring in English with a Creative Writing Concentration, and minoring in Sociology and Anthropology. She can be found reading and writing outside of Kraft Hall (only when the weather is nice though). Essence is super excited to be one of the co-editors this year, and she hopes to spread awareness of The Wild Grain through different events such as an Open Mic Night, and getting student input on what they want to see on the platform!
Basma Bedawi (she/her/hers) is a junior at Hanszen studying English with a Creative Writing concentration, Sociology, and Social Policy Analysis. In her free time, she can be found reading (and writing) memoirs and personal essays at coffee shops on and off campus. Basma is so grateful for the opportunity to be co-editor of The Wild Grain and hopes to make the site an even better platform for uplifting the work and experiences of English students across the Rice campus!
Faculty Sponsor
Krista Comer is the new advisor to the EUA and happy to see the great events and community of majors! She teaches classes like Houston: Out on the Town, The US West and its Others, Youth Culture, and Contemporary American Literature and Culture. As a researcher, she cares about issues of place and how people notice (or don’t notice) the places they live or are from. You can see her faculty bio here. In a world of so much movement, noticing places we might call "home" helps us to think in surprising ways about identity, politics, and our own role in making the world more just for everyone.