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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.
Poetry Society of America April 26, 2024

"Wave House" by Professor Elizabeth Arnold Wins Poetry Society of America William Carlos Williams Award

Arnold's book of poetry was one of two winners of the award.
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.

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2014-2015 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship Recipients

May 15, 2014 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU graduate students receive prestigious Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships.

2014-2015 Creative And Performing Arts Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU graduate faculty members receive prestigious Creative and Performing Arts Award.

2014-2015 Graduate Faculty Mentor Of The Year Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards.

2014-2015 Research And Scholarship Semester Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Research and Scholarship Semester Award.

2014-2015 Graduate Student And Faculty Fellowships And Awards

May 15, 2014 Art, American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU graduate students and faculty members receive fellowships and awards.

2014-2015 Creative And Performing Arts Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU graduate faculty members receive prestigious Creative and Performing Arts Award.

Marilee Lindemann Awarded Freedom & Liberation Medal from the UMD President's Commission on LGBT Issues

May 13, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Marilee Lindemann, named one of the first recipients of the new Freedom & Liberation Medal from the President's Commission on LGBT Issues.

Michael Olmert Appointed Board Member of the Historical Society of Talbot County

May 13, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Michael Olmert has been appointed a board member of the Historical Society of Talbot County, which operates a museum and four late 18th- and early 19th-century buildings in the county seat of Easton, Maryland.

The MFA Program is Pleased to Announce the Winners of Our Annual Thesis Awards in Poetry and Fiction

May 13, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

William Fargason is the winner of the 2014 Stanley Plumly Thesis Award in Poetry. His thesis, “Clean Theory,” was directed by Joshua Weiner.

MFA Student Aaron Brown's Poems Published

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

Aaron Brown's poem "Memory Across Ocen" appeared in Warscapes. Keep reading to learn more!