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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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Joshua Weiner Published in POETRY, THE THREEPENNY REVIEW

September 07, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Joshua Weiner's Berlin Notebook, prose about the refugee crisis, will be published this fall by the Los Angeles Review of Books. An outtake from it appeared in the summer issue of The Threepenny Review. Keep reading to learn more.

MFA Alumna Emily Flamm Receives Second Place in Raymond Carver Short Story Contest

September 07, 2016 English

Emily Flamm (MFA '13) received second place and $500 in Carve Magazine's Raymond Carver Short Story Contest. Her story, "Come Down to the Water," will be published in the fall issue.

The Struggle Is Real

September 07, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Professor aims to lift students’ financial burden.                         

Kara Pleasants Awarded Curatorship of Historic Property in Susquehanna State Park

September 02, 2016 English

Alumna and PWP lecturer Kara Pleasants and her husband were awarded the curatorship of a historic property in Susquehanna State Park last fall. This summer, the couple began the restoration project. 

Summer News from PWP

September 02, 2016 English

Click here to see the latest news from PWP! 

Kellie Robertson Speaks at Symposium in Paris, Among Other News

September 02, 2016 English

In June, Kellie Robertson spoke at a symposium hosted by the Institut d'études avancées in Paris entitled “Le Roman de la Rose et la philosophie parisienne au XIIIe siècle.” Her talk was entitled “Horace’s Pitchfork and Nature’s Ax.”

MFA Student Leigh McDonald Completes Work on First Season of Lean & Hungry Podcast

September 02, 2016 English

MFA Student Leigh McDonald completed work on the first season of the Lean & Hungry Podcast, which breaks down classic literature and makes works entertaining and accessible.

Peter Mallios' Essay appearing in AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY

September 02, 2016 English

Peter Mallios’ essay “On Foreign Grounds: Towards an Alternative US Literary History, Archive, Methodology” will be appearing in American Literary History as part of a special issue on Archives in Winter 2017.

Laura Rosenthal Appointed Director for Faculty Leadership in the Office of Faculty Affairs

September 02, 2016 English

Congratulations to Laura Rosenthal, who has been appointed Director for Faculty Leadership in the Office of Faculty Affairs!

PhD Student Gerard Holmes Presents on Emily Dickinson, will Present at MLA, among other news

September 02, 2016 English

In June, second year PhD student Gerard Holmes presented a paper, "'...all from her own inspiration: Composition and Improvisation in Emily Dickinson's Work,"