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College of Arts and Humanities, English

Carey Cameron ’24 Plans Future in Media and Entertainment

The senior English major and creative writing minor has held multiple arts and culture roles in the D.C. region.

April 22, 2024 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.

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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Interview with Retiring Professor Theresa Coletti

May 19, 2021 English

Medievalist Theresa Coletti has been with UMD English for over 45 years and served as English Department Chair during pivotal times in the department.

William Wong Wins 2021 Library Award for Undergraduate Research

May 14, 2021 English

The Library Award for Undergraduate Research aims to promote the value and use of library services and information resources.

Recipients of James A. Robinson Awards for Teaching Excellence

May 12, 2021 English

Congratulations to English graduate students Kerishma Panigrahi, Garth Libhart, and Brittany Starr

2021 AAP Poetry Prize & KAP Fiction Prize Winners

May 12, 2021 English

The MFA Program in Creative Writing is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize and Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Prize.

Fortune Magazine

English Alum Dwayne Betts Listed on Fortune Magazine's World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

May 12, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Today Betts is also striving to give other incarcerated people the same opportunity he had for a transformative encounter with literature.

Congratulations to our graduates

English Spring 2021 Commencement

May 11, 2021 English

View the English Commencement Program, including graduates and awardees.

Updates from Sangeeta Ray

May 06, 2021 English

Sangeeta Ray retires as President of the American Comparative Literature Association After Successful Virtual Conference

English Department To Collaborate on Three Antiracism Publications

April 29, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The publications are a product of the recent year-long Antiracism Series hosted by the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies.

Washington Post

Georgia’s Voter Suppression Laws Betray the Promise of Reconstruction

April 28, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Distinguished Professor Robert Levine Discusses Georgia’s Voter Suppression Laws in the Washington Post