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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.

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.

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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Alum Katy Didden releases poetry collection ORE CHOIR: THE LAVA ON ICELAND

October 12, 2022 English

Ore Choir: The Lava on Iceland was published October 2022.

Alum Zein El-Amine releases short story collection: Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?

October 12, 2022 English

Winner of the 2021 Megaphone Prize.

Maryland Today

‘Their Histories Are Histories of Solidarity’

October 04, 2022 History, English

UMD experts help new PBS documentaries present fuller picture of Tubman, Douglass.

Robert Levine is featured in two documentary films on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

October 03, 2022 English, Douglass Center

'Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom' and 'Becoming Frederick Douglas' premiere this October (2022)!

Maryland Today

Initiative ‘Borrowing’ Libraries Will Expand Access to Dental Care

September 29, 2022 English

UMD to lead NIH-funded initiative aimed at supporting marginalized communities.

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‘Bridging’ an Academic Divide

September 15, 2022 English

Faculty and students bring writing course to D.C. corrections facilities.

Alumna Margie Peterson Releases First Book

September 12, 2022 English

Margie Peterson Releases First Children’s Book Through Crave Press

Breaking The M.O.L.D. Initiative Launches with In-Depth Discussion of Leadership in Academia

September 07, 2022 American Studies, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Communication

The initiative seeks to prepare underrepresented arts and humanities faculty for institutional leadership.

English Faculty Win TLTC Teaching and Learning Grant Awards

August 17, 2022 English

The grants are part of a commitment in the UMD Strategic Plan describing the university's vision to move the institution fearlessly forward in pursuit of excellence and impact for the public good.

Updates from Jesse Lee Brooks

August 16, 2022 English

Lecturer Jesse Lee Brooks new story due to be published by Cosmonauts Avenue.