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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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Jonathan Auerbach's Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Available for Listening on SoundCloud!

November 19, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Click here to access the playlist for Jonathan Auerbach's Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture.

Brian Richardson to Give Two Invited Talks, Among Other News

November 19, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Brian Richardson will give two invited talks on narrative theory in December at the University of Antwerp and the University of Leuven in Belgium.

This Way Comes Morning: New Writing of the West African Diaspora, Monday, Nov. 24, 7:30pm, Folger Shakespeare Library

November 19, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

On Nov. 24th, join PEN/Faulkner for In This Way Comes Morning: New Writing of the West African Diaspora, featuring Okey Ndibe, Taiye Selasi, and Chinelo Okparanta. Tickets $15. 

Joshua Weiner & Hayes Davis Respond to Julius Caesar, Nov. 21, 6 pm, Folger Shakespeare Library

November 18, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Folger Theatre production of JULIUS CAESAR will follow the poetry reading at 8 PM in the theatre, but you do need to purchase tickets to see the play.

PhD Student Jeffrey Griswold Published in Spenser Studies

November 18, 2014 English

Jeffrey Griswold's article entitled “Allegorical Consent: The Faerie Queene and the Politics of Erotic Subjection," will appear in the 2014 Spenser Studies.

The Latest News from PWP

November 18, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Continue on to read the latest from the Professional Writing Program!

PhD Student Stephen Rojcewicz's Paper Accepted for the Annual Conference of the Classical Association of the United Kingdom, among other Publication News

November 18, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Stephen Rojcewicz's paper, Latin Poetics in John Donne: “I Finde Myself Scattered,” has been accepted for the Annual Conference of the Classical Association of the United Kingdom

David Wyatt Speaks at the University of Scranton and at the Kelly Writer's House at the University of Pennsylvania

November 18, 2014 English

David Wyatt recently spoke about this new book, When America Turned: Reckoning with 1968, at the University of Scranton and at the Kelly Writer's House at the University of Pennsylvania.

ENGL 390, Science Writing, Plants Spring Flowering Bulbs Around Tawes Hall

November 18, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Despite the gloomy and windy weather on Saturday, November 1st, lecturer Marybeth Shea and her Science Writing class teamed up with University Horticulturist Sam Bahr to plant spring flowering bulbs around Tawes Hall.

Scott Wible and Jessica Enoch Deliver Keynote Addresses at the University of Denver’s Writing the Range Conference

November 18, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Scott Wible and Jessica Enoch delivered the keynote addresses at the University of Denver’s Writing the Range Conference on November 14. Keep reading to learn more.