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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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Bob Levine Delivers Keynote Lecture, Among Other News

November 06, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Bob Levine's essay "Melville and Americanness: A Problem," was just published in LEVIATHAN: A JOURNAL OF MELVILLE STUDIES.

Alumnus Shane Finkelstein Named Finalist by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society

November 06, 2014 English

Shane Finkelstein, B.A. 1992, is currently working on his second novel, The Miser, which was named a finalist in the Novel-in-Progress category by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society.

Sangeeta Ray, “Dumps and Dumping: Waste and Toxicity in Waste Land and Animal's People" Wed, Nov. 12, 3:00 pm, GMU

November 06, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

George Mason University, Johnson Center Room A

English Major Recognized with Prestigious Dean's Senior Scholar Award

November 06, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

 The English Department is proud to announce that English major Lenaya Stewart has been named as one of the 2014 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Senior Scholars.

Matthew Kirschenbaum's Essays Published, BitCurator Project Concludes

November 05, 2014 English

Matthew Kirschenbaum's State of the Field essay (co-authored with Sarah Werner) on "Digital Scholarship and Digital Studies" is out in the annual journal Book History.

Elizabeth Arnold on Fellowship and Interviewed in American Literary Review

November 05, 2014 English

An interview with Elizabeth Arnold, currently on two-month fellowship at MacDowell Colony, appeared in the fall issue of American Literary Review alongside a new poem. Continue on for a link to the interview and poem.

Merle Collins Receives Global Classrooms Initiative Grant

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

Professor Merle Collins received a Global Classrooms Initiative grant from the Office of International Affairs for a new class, "Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin America Communities in the USA and Britain."

How to Write a Literature Review, Thursday, November 13, 10:00 am OR 1:00 pm, Mathematics Building 1403A

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

How to Write a Literature Review – November 13, 2014; 10 am-12 pm OR 1 pm-3 pm, Mathematics Building 1403A

Discussion between Maureen Corrigan and Jackson Bryer on The Great Gatsby, Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 pm, Hill Center

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

Location: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

Geoffrey Brock and Heather McHugh Reading, Monday, November 17, 7:30 pm, Folger Shakespeare Library

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

On Monday, November 17th at 7:30 p.m., the Folger Shakespeare Library's O. B. Hardison Poetry Series hosts the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, featuring Geoffrey Brock and Heather McHugh for what's sure to be a great night of readings. Tickets are $15.