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College of Arts and Humanities, English

Dylan Lewis Named to Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography

The prestigious fellowship is a capstone graduate career achievement for the English doctoral candidate.
April 15, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Elizabeth Arnold Dies at 65

Arnold was a poet of national and international acclaim and a beloved teacher and colleague.
March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Professor Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Hoa Nguyen ’91 Receive Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists

They’re among four poets internationally to receive the award.
February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 13, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

M Pease ’22 Appointed to Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs

Pease is an alum of the Maryland General Assembly Program in the Department of English.
February 05, 2024 English

Ali Clingan ’25 Awarded 2023–24 Jack Godfrey Memorial Scholarship

Clingan is the fourth English major to win the scholarship since it was established in 2014.
December 01, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram to Read From 'Negative Money'

The poet will share some of their computational poetry Dec. 6.
November 29, 2023 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, English

$1.4M Mellon Foundation Grant Expands Black Digital Humanities at UMD

Initiative fosters broad range of scholarly, creative and experimental work at all levels–undergrad to faculty.
November 08, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD English Launches New Stanley Plumly Lecture Series in Creative Writing

The series honors the late Distinguished University Professor and state Poet Laureate.
October 25, 2023 English

New Faculty Spotlight: Rebecca N. Liu

Read our Q&A with our new assistant professor of English.
The New Yorker March 25, 2024

“Bitter Water Opera" in Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Alum Nicolette Polek MFA '19's new novel is featured in The New Yorker.
Education Week February 07, 2024

‘Why Doesn’t Everybody Want to Do This?': A New Teacher’s Midyear Reflection

Alum Saxon Brown '23 discusses being an English teacher in Education Week.
Maryland Today January 30, 2024

A Peek Inside … English Professor Christina Walter’s Office

With collection of optical toys, seeing isn’t always believing.

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UMD Finishes Tawes Hall Renovation, Continues On-Campus Construction

January 27, 2016 Art, English

The Diamondback writes about the completion of the Tawes Hall renovation and other construction projects that are in progress.

Three Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray and Henry Schwarz Published

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Three Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray Henry Schwarz just came out from Wiley-Blackwell.

Jane Shore and Howard Norman Reading, Thurs. Feb. 4, 7:30 pm, Bethesda Writing Center

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Meet literary power couple Jane Shore and Howard Norman at The Writer’s Center when they read from their work and discuss the writing life with new Executive Director Joe Callahan.

Graduate Sarah Schexnayder Named President of IT Company

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Sarah Schexnayder (formerly Hall), a graduate of the English Language and Literature department at University of Maryland, was recently promoted to president of Syscom Services.  

Words To Savor

January 15, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Alum pushes the boundaries of food criticism.

Robert Levine Publishes The Lives of Frederick Douglass

January 13, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Robert Levine's The Lives of Frederick Douglass was just published by Harvard UP. 

CLCS Announces Grants for Fall 2014

January 06, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

For the fall 2014 grant cycle, CLCS awarded funding to support 11 proposals for lecture series, conferences, reading groups, and more.

CLCS Announces Grants for Fall 2013

January 06, 2016 English

For the fall 2013 grant cycle, CLCS awarded funding to support 8 proposals for lecture series, conferences, reading groups, and more.

CLCS Announces Grants for Spring 2014

January 06, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

For the spring 2014 grant cycle, CLCS awarded funding to support 22 proposals for lecture series, conferences, reading groups, and more.

CLCS Comprehensive List of Grants

January 06, 2016 English

A comprehensive list of grants awarded by CLCS from fall 2012 to present.