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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.
October 23, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Marveling at Mushrooms: UMD English Collaboration with Hyattsville Library Showcases Fungi-themed Books, Talks, Arts and Crafts for All Ages

The event took advantage of mushroom pop culture moment to engage community members.
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.
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 at MLA

January 07, 2015 English

When the Modern Language Association convenes in Vancouver from 8-11 January 2015, those presenting current research include many faculty members and graduate students from English

Carivision Community Theatre Holds Caribbean Christmas Event

January 05, 2015 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

On Sunday, December 14, members of Carivision Community Theatre held "A Caribbean Christmas: Memory in Performance Drama, Dance and Music Celebrating Caribbean Stories of the Season."

Foxworth Creative Enterprise Grants Announced

January 05, 2015 English

Congratulations to the recipients of the second round of Foxworth Creative Enterprise Initiative grants! Recipients from the Department are professors Merle Collins and Scott Wible, along with Ph.D. candidates Heather Lindenman and Justin Lohr.

Foxworth Creative Enterprise Grants Announced

December 19, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Grants will fund courses to embolden communities through arts and humanities.

A Reading Group for the African Diaspora

December 16, 2014 English

This fall, the English Undergraduate Association launched a new student group – the African Diaspora Reading Group, ADRG.

Alumna Lena Stypeck Starts a Writing Center at the Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy in Baltimore

December 15, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Lena Stypeck, who graduated from the University with a BA in English in 2014, has started a writing center at the Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy in Baltimore.

Sigma Tau Delta's Students for Students awarded Project Grant

December 09, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The English Department would like to congratulate the University of Maryland’s Chi Tau chapter of Sigma Tau Delta for its 2014 Project Grant Award, recognizing its traveling tutoring program, Students for Students.

Adele Berlin Awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree

December 05, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Adele Berlin, Robert H. Smith Professor of Bible Emerita and Professor of English Emerita, is being awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Hebrew Union College

2015 Intro Journals Project Nominees Announced

December 03, 2014 English

The MFA Program in Creative Writing is pleased to announce our nominees for the 2015 Intro Journals Project

Battling Terrorism Through Research

December 01, 2014 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Arabic

ARHU students intern with a Department of Homeland Security terrorism research program at University of Maryland-based Center of Excellence