Coby-Dillon English
Contact
- cdenglis@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1779
- Admin G20C
- College Marketing and Communications Manager, University Marketing and Communications
Biography
Coby-Dillon is a writer and editor from the Great Lakes. Prior to joining Michigan Tech, they received their MFA in creative writing from the University of Virginia, where they were a Henry Hoyns Fellow in Fiction and served as editor-in-chief of Meridian. Their writing has been published in Baltimore Review, Salt Hill Journal, Cream City Review, and elsewhere.
About Coby-Dillon
- Coby-Dillon leads communications strategy and editorial efforts for the College of Engineering.
- A former teacher, they previously taught university courses in college composition and creative writing.
- As a short story writer and essayist, their work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and the PEN/Dau Prize.
Recent Stories
DOE Selects Michigan Tech for $1M Critical Minerals Workforce Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Michigan Technological University to receive the PROSPECT Planning Prize, awarding the University $1 million to fund innovative plans to train the next generation of the mining, materials science and critical materials workforce. . . . Read More
North American Power Symposium Brings Energy Experts Across the Continent to Michigan Tech
More than 400 researchers, students and industry experts came together on Michigan Technological University's campus Oct. 11-13 to focus on advancing the systems that power the world. The annual North American Power Symposium (NAPS), originally known as the Midwest . . . Read More
Networks of Success: MTU Computer Engineering Student Finds the Right Opportunities for Growth
Armed with robotics experience and a love of programming, second-year computer engineering student William Ingels is using his network of Michigan Tech experiences and connections to find more opportunities to build success. Thanks to Michigan Tech's Summer Bridge Program, . . . Read More
Sound Decisions: Acoustics Research Leads Goldwater Scholar to NASA and Beyond
Michigan Tech student Jennifer Celeste is going places in the specialized field of acoustics engineering, including conferences, a summer internship with NASA, and graduate school thanks to a prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Before coming to Michigan Technological University, Jennifer Celeste, . . . Read More
2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award Recipients Set New Robust Future for Biosensing Technologies
For their expansive work in biosensing technologies, researchers Yixin Liu and Grace Dykstra have received Michigan Technological University's 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award. The "synthetic antibodies" they developed will lead to advancements across the healthcare field and beyond, from wearable . . . Read More
Q&A with Teaching Award Winner Zack Fredin
Zack Fredin is the recipient of Michigan Technological University's 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award in the category for associate professors/teaching professors, professors/teaching professors, and professors of practice. Associate Teaching Professor Zack Fredin has been with Michigan Tech for nearly a . . . Read More
In the Skies, Streets and Stories: MTU Enterprise Program Continues to Expand After 26 Years
Rooted in discovery-based learning for 26 years, Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program continues to grow, offering new aerospace, data science and publishing teams with a fresh take on interdisciplinary teamwork to produce measurable results for real clients. On a campus where . . . Read More