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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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Inside Higher Ed

UMD English Department Chair Amanda Bailey Weighs in on New Netflix Show "The Chair" for Inside Higher Ed

August 19, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The new Netflix series portrays a chair of a department at a moment when the position has never been more demanding and the humanities are at an inflection point, writes Amanda Bailey.

Professor's New Book Explores ‘Failed Promise’ of Reconstruction

August 18, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Literary historian chronicles Frederick Douglass’ disillusionment with Andrew Johnson.
Los Angeles Review of Books

Los Angeles Review of Books Releases Final UMD English Antiracism Publication

August 11, 2021 English

The publication is titled "On Pedagogies and Fictions of Black Childhood: Kandice Chuh, William A. Cohen, and Nicole King in Conversation"
New Yorker

UMD English Alum Jason Reynolds '05 Profiled in the New Yorker

August 09, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Best-selling alum discusses helping young readers discover their own stories.
Los Angeles Review of Books

Los Angeles Review of Books Releases Next UMD English Antiracism Publication

August 09, 2021 English

The publication is titled "Race and Antiracism in Science and the Humanities"
Los Angeles Review of Books

Los Angeles Review of Books Releases Next UMD English Antiracism Publication

August 02, 2021 English

The publication is titled "Race, Hip-Hop, and Academe: David Green, Khirsten L. Scott, and Dennis L. Winston in Conversation"
Los Angeles Review of Books

Frederick Douglass and the Trouble with Critical Race Theory

August 02, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Distinguished University Professor Robert Levine's Essay Featured in LA Review of Books

MFA Alum David Biespiel Featured in The New Yorker

July 30, 2021 English

Recent works and updates from David Biespiel .

MFA Alum Julia Leverone Releases New Issue of AzonaL

July 30, 2021 English

The online magazine AzonaL was started by the alum in 2020.

MFA Alum William Fargason Wins the 2020 Florida Book Award in Poetry

July 30, 2021 English

Fargason awarded for his book Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara