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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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2022 Houppert Memorial Shakespeare Competition

February 09, 2022 English

This prize was named for Joseph Houppert, a Shakespeare expert and a distinguished member of this department from 1963 to 1979.

Maryland Today

Five Black Pioneers You Should Know About

February 08, 2022 History, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD faculty and staff share stories of overlooked figures From American history.

Maryland Today

The Next Chapter for British Lit at UMD

January 31, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Alum’s bequest aims to create appreciation of classic works in new generations, support the College of Education and Terps from foster homes.

Marisa Parham Named Chair of New Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship

January 31, 2022 English

The project builds on a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for research on the sustainability of digital humanities projects.

From the Writing Center to Penguin Random House

January 26, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

English and American studies alum Jordan Aaronson ’16 touts her experiences at UMD with helping her land a dream job in publishing.

Announcing Litfest Contest for Undergraduate Creative Writers at UMD

January 25, 2022 English

Jimenez-Porter Literary Litfest Prize for 2022

Alexandra Calloway Wins the Malcolm "Skip" Popp Award

January 19, 2022 English

The Malcolm “Skip” Popp Award is presented to members of Scouting organizations for extraordinary and distinguished community service.

Sara Wilder Co-Authors new Article in Literacy in Composition Studies