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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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Trevor Parry-Giles & Shirley Logan On Wypr

August 25, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English

Faculty discuss the role of rhetoric in American politics.

Congratulations to Mary Helen Washington!

August 23, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Mary Helen Washington named Distinguished University Professor. Continue reading to learn more.

Congratulations to Neil Fraistat!

August 23, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Neil Fraistat receives the Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize. Continue reading to learn more.

Katherine Stanutz Receives Undergraduate Studies Faculty Fellowship

August 11, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Join us in congratulating Katherine Stanutz who has been selected as a 2016 Undergraduate Studies Faculty Fellow.

Leigh Ryan Presents at Conferences in South Carolina and Maryland

August 09, 2016 English

Leigh Ryan was an invited speaker at the National Park Service’s “Network to Freedom” 2016 conference in June at Hilton Head, SC.

Rachel George (BA '16) Receives Award in National West Wing Writers Commencement Speech Competition

August 04, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

George, who double-majored in English and Marketing, offered her commencement address at the campus ceremony in May. She capped her comments with the charge, "The world should be a better place because we are in it."

Arhu Alumna Receives Award In National West Wing Writers Commencement Speech Competition

August 04, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English and marketing major Rachel George '16 honored for commencement address.

Scott Eklund Wins ARHU Staff Award

July 28, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Scott Eklund, winner of the College of Arts & Humanities 2016 Staff Award!

Alumna Simone Drake Publishes WHEN WE IMAGINE GRACE