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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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The Latest News from Matthew Kirschenbaum

April 24, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

In April, Matthew Kirschenbaum delivered the Mann Lecture in Book Arts at Penn State. Other spring talks included Georgetown, York College, and the CUNY Graduate Center. Continue reading for more updates from Matthew!

PWP's Stewart Foehl's Young Adult Novel Nominated for the Lambda Literary Award

April 24, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Stewart Foehl, of the Professional Writing Program, for the nomination of his novel The Secret Ingredient (Random House) for the Lambda Literary Award

Announcing the 2014 MFA Student Prize Reading Winners

April 23, 2014 English

Congratulations to M.K. Foster, Aaron Brown, Ali Goldstein, and Jacob Eckstein!

Michelle Boswell's Review Appears in The Wordsworth Circle

April 23, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Michelle Boswell, Ph.D. had her review of Daniel Brown's Poetry of Victorian Scientists: Style, Science and Nonsense appear in the Autumn 2013 (44.4) issue of The Wordsworth Circle.

Emily Mitchell Offered Fellowship

April 23, 2014 English

Congratulations, Emily!

F. Scott Fitzgerald Book Club with Jackson Bryer and Eleanor Heginbotham, Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 pm

April 23, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Join scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Eleanor Heginbotham from the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference.

MFA Student Kelsey Kerr's Work Forthcoming

April 23, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Kelsey has poems upcoming, among other news. Keep reading to learn more!

The Latest News from Howard Norman

April 23, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Howard Norman has been hard at work, read on to learn about his latest updates!

Professors Jessica Enoch and Jason Rudy Receive 2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards

April 22, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Jess Enoch and Jason Rudy on their Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards!

Peter Mallios Selected as an Honored Instructor

April 22, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Peter Mallios, one of 10 recipients this spring from across campus selected as an Honored Instructor by students in the Transfer2Terp Learning Community (T2T).