Find your voice. Use it well.
English, Music, and Religion at Allen University. Small classes and faculty who know you by name, in the tradition of a school that teaches the mind to think and the heart to love.
Dr. Charlene Spearen
School of Arts & Humanities
(803) 376-5794 cspearen@allenuniversity.eduThree departments. One school.
Each department is led by a chair you can contact directly with questions about the major.
English
Read closely, write powerfully, and think critically, with concentrations that lead to graduate school, teaching, communications, and more.
Concentrations- Literature
- Professional Writing
Music
Perform, compose, and build a career in music, from recitals in Chappelle Auditorium to the business side of the industry.
Concentrations- Voice
- Piano
- Instrumental
- Music Business
Religion
Study faith, ethics, and the big questions, rooted in Allen’s AME heritage.
Concentrations- Pastoral Ministry
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
Called to ministry? After your bachelor’s, continue at Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary, Allen’s graduate seminary.
Graduate & seminary →Meet the faculty.
Office of the Dean
- Dr. Charlene SpearenInterim Dean, School of Arts & Humanities(803) 376-5794cspearen@allenuniversity.edu
English & Philosophy
- Dr. Fayaz KabaniChair, English Department · Assistant Professor of English(803) 376-5831fkabani@allenuniversity.edu
- Dr. Robert HutchinsonAssistant Professor, English and Philosophy(225) 448-7555rhutchinson@allenuniversity.edu
- Dr. Raven GadsdenAssistant Professor, English(803) 255-4788rgadsden@allenuniversity.edu
- Ms. Michelle ChinInstructor, English(803) 255-4788mechin@allenuniversity.edu
Music
- Dr. Angela BlalockChair, Music Department · Assistant Professor of Music(803) 376-5708ablalock@allenuniversity.edu
- Dr. Alan RudellAssistant Professor, Music(803) 255-4749arudell@allenuniversity.edu
- Dr. Caleb CarpenterAssistant Professor, Music(803) 376-5814ccarpenter@allenuniversity.edu
Religion
- Dr. Orlando McCauley, Jr.Chair, Religion Department · Assistant Professor of Religion(803) 255-4751omccauley@allenuniversity.edu
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The arts are alive on Harden Street.
Student and faculty recitals, gospel concerts, and public conversations bring the community to campus, many of them free and open to the public.
See upcoming events →- RecitalsSenior, studio, and faculty recitals in Chappelle Auditorium.
- Gospel & choral musicConcerts that carry Allen’s sacred music tradition forward.
- The Band of GoldAllen’s marching band, on the field and in the community.
- Civic conversationsBook talks and forums with the Boeing Institute on Civility.
Your story starts in the humanities.
Explore every major at Allen, or start your application today.