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June 13, 2013
City of New York Honors Damion Clark for Teaching
Clark, a PhD candidate, received a "Big Apple Award: Recognizing Teacher Excellence in New York City," for his work with eleventh and twelfth graders.
June 4, 2013
Olmert's Students' London Journals, Summer 2013 Editions
For the fifth summer, undergraduates immerse themselves in British culture under the guidance of Michael Olmert.
June 3, 2013
Robert Levine Named Distinguished University Professor
It is the department's great privilege to announce that Professor Robert Levine has been named Distinguished University Professor.
May 23, 2013
Lindemann wins Kirwan Award
Congratulations to Professor Marilee Lindemann, who has been awarded the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award for 2013.
May 22, 2013
Department Commencement Speaker Featured in Washington POST
Jamie Lee's remarks concerning the value of her English major are here:
May 22, 2013
Tenure and Promotion Announcements
It is with great pleasure that the Department of English announces the following tenure and promotion news.
May 17, 2013
Placement News
The English Department is delighted to announce the following placements of recent PhDs in 2013.
May 15, 2013
Graduate English Organization Faculty Awards
Congratulations to Christina Walter and Vessela Valiavitcharska, winners of this year's GEO Faculty Awards.
May 9, 2013
Graduate Student Fellowships and Awards
It is with great pleasure that the Department announces the recipients of the various graduate fellowships and awards for the next academic year.
May 8, 2013
Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize & Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Prize
The MFA Program in Creative Writing is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize and the Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Prize.
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Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City
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Professor Carla Peterson
2011

Part detective tale, part social and cultural narrative, Black Gotham is Carla Peterson's riveting account of her quest to reconstruct the lives of her nineteenth-century ancestors. As she shares their stories and those of their friends, neighbors, and business associates, she illuminates the greater history of African-American elites in New York City.

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Stanley Plumly
Professor, Director of Creative Writing

Director of Creative Writing Stanley Plumly was named Maryland's Poet Laureate in 2009.

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