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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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Peter Grybauskas Publishes New Book 'A Sense of Tales Untold: Exploring the Edges of Tolkien’s Literary Canvas'

November 10, 2021 English

The book examines the uncanny perception of depth in Tolkien’s writing and world-building.

Brian Richardson Recent Publications and Translations

November 10, 2021 English

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Danuta Hinc Chairs the Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Literatures Panel at South Central MLA Conference

November 09, 2021 English

Recent news and updates.

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November 09, 2021 English

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November 09, 2021 English

Recent news and updates.

Emily Mitchell Published in Prairie Schooner and Bennington Review

November 09, 2021 English

Mitchell has a story in the current issue of Bennington Review and one forthcoming in Prairie Schooner.

PhD Candidate Mehdy Payam Publishes Translated Book about Electronic Literature

November 09, 2021 English

This is the first book about electronic literature published by an academic publisher in Iran.

Mark Forrester Publishes New Haiku Chapbook

November 09, 2021 English

45 haiku published by Mark Forrester.

Recent Publications by John MacIntosh

November 09, 2021 English

English lecturer John MacIntosh has one recent and one forthcoming publication.

Cameron Mozafari Recent Presentations

November 09, 2021 English

Mozafari's recent talk and workshop at UCLA Discourse Lab.