Graduate English Organization

May 22, 2013

Department Commencement Speaker Featured in Washington POST

Jamie Lee's remarks concerning the value of her English major are here:

May 15, 2013

Graduate English Organization Faculty Awards

Congratulations to Christina Walter and Vessela Valiavitcharska, winners of this year's GEO Faculty Awards.

May 9, 2013

Graduate Student Fellowships and Awards

It is with great pleasure that the Department announces the recipients of the various graduate fellowships and awards for the next academic year.

May 7, 2013

Celebration of Scholarship and Research Day

An informal reception hosted by Provost Rankin and and Vice President O'Shea was held May 1 to celebrate the scholarly research accomplishments of faculty over the past year. An impressive list of faculty from the Department of English were among those recognized.

February 21, 2013

New Service Learning Courses Showcase Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the English Department

The Department of English is pleased to offer several service-learning courses this semester that complement the University of Maryland’s broader interest in “Fearlessly Supporting Entrepreneurship.”

December 22, 2012

Theresa Coletti Delivers Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture

On Thursday, November 8, Professor Theresa Coletti delivered her Distinguished Scholar-Teacher lecture, “Medieval Women, Mary Magdelene, and Me,” to an admiring audience of colleagues, students, and friends.

November 30, 2012

CLCS Awards 14 Grants!

The first round of CLCS grants have been awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and lecturers.

October 5, 2012

Seed Grant Deadlines

Seed grant proposals due to CLCS on October 15! Details below, along with an overview of some other opportunities elsewhere on campus

August 22, 2012

Recent PhD Placement News

The department is pleased to announce the following professional placements of recent PhD recipients.

June 20, 2012

Stanley Plumly featured on The Writer's Almanac

Two poems from Distinguished University Professor Stanley Plumly's most recent collection, Orphan Hours (W.W. Norton & Company, 2012), were featured on The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor last week.

April 7, 2011

Romans in Washington

Distinguished classicist Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge, will speak on campus Thursday, April 7, at 4:00 pm in Tydings 0117.

March 16, 2011

LGBT Studies Lecture

Selly Thiam will be presenting "None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa," 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, 1121 Tawes, Ulrich Recital Hall

October 20, 2010

New Creative Writing Minor

The English Department is now offering a creative writing minor to undergraduate students! An English major or minor is not required!