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Matthew Kirschenbaum Gives the 2016 A. S. W. Rosenbach Lectures at the University of Pennsylvania

February 17, 2016 English

Matthew Kirschenbaum is giving the 2016 A. S. W. Rosenbach Lectures at the University of Pennsylvania in March.

Alumnus Reginald Dwayne Betts Reads at the Folger

February 08, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Reginald Dwayne Betts, who earned his BA in English in 2009, is reading in the O.B. Hardison Poetry series at the Folger Shakespeare Library at 7:30 PM on Monday, 2/8/16. 

NIAF Pellegri Distinguished Lecture, "America: The New Rome" April 21, 3:30 pm, Ulrich Recital Hall

February 01, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

With Professor Mortimer Sellers, Ulrich Recital Hall in Tawes Hall at 3:30 PM

Alumnus Todd Kliman Pushes the Boundaries of Food Criticism

February 01, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Todd Kilman ('91) Washingtonian Food Critic and author of The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine was featured in TERP Magazine.

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UMD Finishes Tawes Hall Renovation, Continues On-Campus Construction

January 27, 2016 Art, English

The Diamondback writes about the completion of the Tawes Hall renovation and other construction projects that are in progress.

Three Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray and Henry Schwarz Published

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Three Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray Henry Schwarz just came out from Wiley-Blackwell.

Jane Shore and Howard Norman Reading, Thurs. Feb. 4, 7:30 pm, Bethesda Writing Center

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Meet literary power couple Jane Shore and Howard Norman at The Writer’s Center when they read from their work and discuss the writing life with new Executive Director Joe Callahan.

Graduate Sarah Schexnayder Named President of IT Company

January 20, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Sarah Schexnayder (formerly Hall), a graduate of the English Language and Literature department at University of Maryland, was recently promoted to president of Syscom Services.  

Words To Savor

January 15, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Alum pushes the boundaries of food criticism.

Robert Levine Publishes The Lives of Frederick Douglass

January 13, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Robert Levine's The Lives of Frederick Douglass was just published by Harvard UP.