Sabrina Sadique
Doreen Young English Department Chair, Academic Recruitment Strategist
Sabrina Sadique traces her passion for literature to a pivotal course on English Romantic poetry with Professor Sara Suleri, which ultimately altered her disciplinary trajectory from chemistry to English literature during her junior year of college. Sabrina completed her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English at Yale and Harvard, respectively.
At Harvard, Sabrina’s graduate studies as a doctoral candidate in English focused on postcolonial theory and literature. Sabrina was awarded the Francis James Child Prize for Excellence in Teaching by the English department and was nominated for the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize by the Harvard Undergraduate Council. Sabrina also earned recognition from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning for pedagogical excellence, reflected in the outstanding evaluations she received from Harvard College students. Prior to her work with boarding students at Concord Academy, Sabrina’s experiences in residential life included serving as a resident tutor at Dunster House and directing the welfare of students as Assistant Dean of the General Program of Harvard Summer Programs.
Sabrina joined the English Department at Concord Academy in 2016 and has since taught electives on the Bible as literature, British Romantic poetry, South Asian diaspora, gender and nationalism, and 20th-century experimental literature. Chair of the English Department, Sabrina has designed and taught interdisciplinary courses that pair ancient and contemporary literature as dialectical inquiries within the historical consciousness that simultaneously mirror, shape, and interrogate one another. In 2025, Sabrina stepped into the role of Academic Recruitment Strategist. In partnership with the Academic Office, she identifies, engages, and cultivates a distinguished pool of teaching talent to support department heads as they conduct targeted searches that align exemplary pedagogy with students’ evolving needs.
Sabrina co-authored Concord Academy’s mission statement, served on the Strategic Planning Committee and Head of School Search Committee, and was a Wilcox Program mentor, an admissions interviewer, and a member of the Sustainability Planning Committee for CA@100. In 2023, Sabrina gave the faculty address at the installation of Concord Academy’s 11th head of school. Since 2018, Sabrina has contributed to the school’s residential program in multiple roles, including lead house faculty at Wheeler House and affiliate of Hobson, Admadjaja, and Haines houses.
In her spare time, Sabrina may be found working on her manuscript, After Grace, cooking Bengali food, tending to her plants, deepening her meditation practice, or studying the works of Hilma af Klint. When asked what brings her the most joy at CA, she answers without hesitation: “Being in the classroom with my students.”
