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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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The Guardian

English Alum Reginald Dwayne Betts on his groundbreaking prison library project

October 09, 2021 English

The lawyer, poet and recent MacArthur genius grant recipient talks about his initiative Freedom Reads which offers inmates access to books across the US.

Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum Appointed to Chair of the Board of Directors of SHARP

October 08, 2021 English

The appointment to a leadership role in SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing) brings visibility to the department’s support of BookLab and other initiatives

Maryland Today

Alum Receives MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

September 28, 2021 English

Poet, lawyer, advocate for people in prison Reginald Dwayne Betts ’09 awarded $625,000.

Time Magazine

Robert Levine's Times Magazine Op-Ed Reflects on Frederick Douglass' "Sources of Danger to the Republic"

September 26, 2021 English, Douglass Center

Why We Must Hear the Warning in Frederick Douglass' 'Sources of Danger to the Republic' Today

Professor GerShun Avilez's Book Black Queer Freedom Nominated for the P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize

September 20, 2021 English

The award is given by The Association for the Study of The Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD).

Justin Lohr's student, Eunice Braimoh, chosen as a 2021-22 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar Award

September 15, 2021 English

This highly selective Philip Merrill Award recognizes students’ academic excellence and the important role that teachers and faculty have as mentors.

Professor of English Jessica Enoch Appointed ARHU ADVANCE Professor

September 14, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The position supports women faculty members’ career advancement at UMD.