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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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Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Studies Conference Coming April 17

July 07, 2010 English

"New Worlds: Cross-Cultural Exchanges East and West" features four graduate student panels and keynote speaker Bruce Holsinger.

Flieger Edits New Edition of Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories"

July 06, 2010 English

Professor Verlyn Flieger has edited a new book-length edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's On Fairy-Stories with Douglas A. Anderson.

Graduating Senior Wins Fulbright

July 06, 2010 English

Mary McMenamin will be teaching English in Germany as a 2010-11 Fulbright Scholar.

Undergraduate Awards for 2010 Announced

July 06, 2010 English

Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors!

Second Volume of "Interpolations" Makes Its Debut

July 06, 2010 English

The Fall 2009 edition of Interpolations: A Journal of First-Year Writing is now up on the Department website.

Competition Opens for Shakespeare Essay Prize

July 06, 2010 English

Submissions for the 2009 Joseph W. Houppert Memorial Competition must be turned in by Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

Olmert's East Anglia and London Program Featured on Newsdesk

July 06, 2010 English

The "life changing" potential of study abroad programs was theme of a university press release on Michael Olmert's "Study Abroad in London and East Anglia."

Jimenez-Porter Literary Prize Winners Announced

July 06, 2010 English

Announcing the winners of the 2008 Jiménez-Porter Literary Prize, a writing contest open to all University of Maryland undergraduate students.

New Tenure-track Placements for PhDs

July 06, 2010 English

Maryland alumni will begin careers at Monmouth University, Shenandoah University, Morgan State University, Texas Tech University, Florida International University, and Loyola University Maryland this fall.

Dissertation Fellowships and Teaching Awards Announced for Grad Students

July 06, 2010 English

Several graduate students earn commendation for distinguished teaching and research.