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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."

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

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

Alumna Simone Drake, who received her PhD in 2007, recently published When We Imagine Grace.

Tom Earles Presents at the European Writing Centers Association Conference

July 26, 2016 English

Tom Earles presented at the European Writing Centers Association Conference at Łódź University in Poland, July 8-10.

MFA Student Peter Witte Published in THE SUN

July 26, 2016 English

MFA student Peter Witte's story, "They Were," was recently published in The Sun.

PhD student Setsuko Yokoyama Presents Paper at Emily Dickinson International Society

July 22, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Setsuko Yokoyama presented a paper at the Emily Dickinson International Society on June 25th in Paris. Her paper was titled "Rethinking 'Digital Archive' with Emily Dickinson."

MFA Faculty Have Work Forthcoming

July 21, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The MFA faculty have works forthcoming this year and next.

Jonathan Rick Delivers Workshops to NASCAR, Georgetown U, and Other Companies

July 21, 2016 English

PWP's Jonathan Rick delivered business writing workshops to NASCAR (Charlotte, NC), the International Speedway Corporation (Daytona Beach, FL), the Institute for Humane Studies (Arlington, VA), and Georgetown University School for Continuing Studies (DC)

Doctoral Candidate Jeremy Metz's Translation Appears in WOMEN AND WAR IN ANTIQUITY

July 21, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Jeremy Metz, doctoral candidate in Comparative Literature, translated from the French a chapter by Professor Emerita Stella Georgoudi, of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris,

New Head of Literature and Rare Books in Special Collections at UMD

July 20, 2016 English

Special Collections and University Archives are pleased to announce a new acting head of Literature & Rare Books.