English Professor Elizabeth Arnold Dies at 65
Arnold was a poet of national and international acclaim and a beloved teacher and colleague.
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Bobbitt Prize Reading: Patricia Smith, Tues. Feb. 17, 6:30 pm
February 11, 2015Patricia Smith, winner of the 13th Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, will read selections from her poetry collection Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah. This event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow.
Film Lecturer Caitlin McGrath to Run Old Greenbelt Theatre
February 11, 2015Department lecturer Caitlin McGrath will run the Old Greenbelt Theatre as a non-profit, art house movie theater.
A Black Preacher Addresses Congress
February 11, 2015Henry Highland Garnet "could not escape notice," English Professor Carla Peterson writes in The New York Times.
English Alum Directs Oregon Dept. of Energy
February 10, 2015Michael Kaplan, a ’99 English alum, was recently named Director of the Oregon Department of Energy by Oregon’s Governor, John Kitzhaber.
Brian Richardson: Scholar in Residence at the University of Bologna
February 06, 2015Brian Richardson received a RASA grant for spring semester, 2014. This allowed him to be named a Scholar in Residence at the University of Bologna for that term.
Nelson essay published in RE-READING MARY WROTH (Palgrave, 2015)
February 06, 2015Edited by Katherine R. Larson and Naomi J. Miller, with Andrew Strycharski, the volume marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking collection READING MARY WROTH.
Deadline Extended: English Major Video Competition - $100 Prize!
February 06, 2015Calling all English majors! The Department is working on new recruitment efforts and wants YOUR help! Show other students what makes English the best major at UMD.
What Is An @Uthor?
February 06, 2015"Faulkner in the University is something of a unique artifact," Associate Professor of English Matthew Kirschenbaum writes in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Tita Chico's Residential Fellowship in London
February 04, 2015This spring, Tita Chico is in England supported by a Research and Scholarship Award and a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of English Studies, which is housed in the School for Advanced Studies at the University of London.
Elizabeth Arnold: Poetry and World Travel
February 04, 2015Poet Elizabeth Arnold has traveled the world in pursuit of new experiences and perspectives.