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College of Arts and Humanities, English

Tega Oghenechovwen Awarded Elizabeth George Foundation Grant

The grant will support the creative writing M.F.A. student in finishing his upcoming collection of short stories.
May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
May 01, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD English Moves Up in U.S. News Graduate Program Ranking

The Department of English moved up from No. 32 to No. 26 among all graduate English programs and is No. 13 among public universities.
April 30, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Why We Still Read Shakespeare

Amanda Bailey, author of “Shakespeare on Consent,” on what the bard reveals about race, consent and power today.
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

February 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Step Into NarraSpace: UMD’s Hub for Immersive Storytelling and Inclusive Scholarship

With VR headsets and tactile tools, UMD's new lab is redefining what scholarship can look—and feel—like.
December 11, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants Announced

Arts for All announces the recipients of the Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants.
December 02, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Anti-Ableist Resources Coming to English Classrooms

The Disability Resource and Technology Hub provides support to faculty and students.
October 21, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Exploring Stanley Plumly’s World: New Digital Archive Offers Insight into Beloved Poet’s Life and Work

Curated by English Professor Joshua Weiner, the archive commemorates the late professor and founder of the M.F.A. in creative writing program at UMD.
October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.
Maryland Today February 14, 2025

‘Quantum Steampunk’ Creative Writing Course Explores the Science of Science Fiction

Physics, English faculty combine futuristic themes with Victorian-era aesthetics.
Baltimore Sun December 08, 2024

Music Can Lift the Spirits of a Struggling Nation

Professor of English Jason Rudy pens a guest feature in the Baltimore Sun.
The National Endowment for the Arts December 04, 2024

NEA Tech Check: Poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

The associate professor of English speaks to the NEA about AI and technology in their practice.

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2023 Faculty and Student Awards

May 15, 2023 English

Congratulations to English faculty and students on their awards and accomplishments!

Senior Lecturer Peter Grybauskas Edits First Standalone Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Battle of Maldon’ and ‘The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth’

May 09, 2023 English

Grybauskas’ book intended for both scholars and fans, grew out of his studies as an English student at the University of Maryland.

English Senior Spotlight: Theodore Jonas

May 02, 2023 English

Theodore is an English major in the Literary and Cultural Studies track with a minor in Creative Writing.

English Senior Spotlight: Afriasia Adonia Bermúdez-Crespín

May 02, 2023 English

Afriasia is a double major in English and Communication.

English Senior Spotlight: Leah Campbell

May 02, 2023 English

Leah is a double major in English and Spanish.
Humanities for All

The NAME Project: Changing Clinical Practice Through Community Storytelling

April 19, 2023 English

English lecturer Michelle V. Moncrieffe featured in Humanities for All blog post on the NAME Project, which she leads as part of the CLCS Awards in the Public Humanities.

New Digital Storytelling and Poetics Minor to Prepare Students to Create and Interpret Online Texts

April 03, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Students will learn to ‘approach writing for the web with intentionality and imagination.’

In Trouble: Alum Elaine Schleiffer Releases a Horror Anthology on Reproductive Rights

March 15, 2023 English

“A vivid examination of power and self-determination.”

English Students, Faculty Bring Humanities Beyond the University

March 10, 2023 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Center for Literary and Comparative Studies Awards in the Public Humanities seek to imagine “new forms of scholarship and creativity and teaching.”

UMD English at AWP 2023

March 08, 2023 English

UMD English faculty, students and alumni represented at AWP in Seattle from March 9–11, 2023