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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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English Faculty Win TLTC Teaching and Learning Grant Awards

August 08, 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.

Alum Meg Eden Kuyatt New Book Forthcoming Spring 2023

July 21, 2022 English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

The MG book Good Different (Scholastic Press) celebrates neurodivergence and being different.

AY 2021-2022 MFA Program in Creative Writing and Alumni Updates

July 14, 2022 English

Alumni publications and recent placements.

GerShun Avilez Appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

June 30, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Professor of English will continue to advance DEI practices across the college.

Fall 2022 Leadership Appointments

June 30, 2022 English, National Foreign Language Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, History, University of Maryland Art Gallery, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill announces new leadership appointments.

Professor David Wyatt Appointed to Professor Emeritus

June 28, 2022 English

Congratulatiions Professor Wyatt on the Appointment!

Joyce Kornblatt's New Novel Given Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly

June 23, 2022 English

Mother Tongue is forthcoming in September 2022 from Publerati Press.

Public Books Publishes Piece of Jason Rudy’s Gordon Syron Biography

June 21, 2022 English

"Gordon Syron and the Art of Invasion" focuses on the major Indigenous Australian painter.

Sangeeta Ray Named Vambery Distinguished Professor