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Rate My Professor Jonathan Mulrooney

College of the Holy Cross

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4.08/20/2025

Creates a collaborative and inclusive space.

5.04/30/2025

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Jonathan Mulrooney is Professor of English and Department Chair at the College of the Holy Cross, where he is also affiliated with the Environmental Studies and Catholic Studies programs. He earned a Ph.D. in English from Boston University in 2001 with a dissertation titled 'The Subject of Theater: Theatrical Criticism and Poetry in Britain, 1798-1832,' an M.A. in English from the University of Toronto in 1993, and an A.B. in English summa cum laude from Boston College in 1991. Mulrooney's career at Holy Cross began as Visiting Assistant Professor of English from 2001 to 2002, followed by Assistant Professor from 2004 to 2008, Associate Professor from 2008 to 2017, and promotion to full Professor in 2017. He previously held an Assistant Professor position in British Romantic and 19th-Century Literature at the University of Vermont from 2002 to 2004. During his tenure at Holy Cross, he chaired the English Department for two terms from 2011 to 2017, leading a faculty of 22 tenured and tenure-track members serving about 250 majors and 3000 undergraduates, managing curriculum development, faculty recruitment and reviews, budgets, and advancement efforts. He also served as Faculty Representative to the Mission and Identity Committee of the Holy Cross Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2015.