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Matthew Kirschenbaum Named Distinguished University Professor

August 08, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Kirschenbaum is a renowned researcher, teacher, public intellectual and contributor to media studies, digital humanities, electronic literature and book history.

English Senior Lecturer Joseph Ross Angelella Appointed Director of the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House

August 02, 2023 English

Angelella plans to bring resources, community-building to the undergraduate living and learning program for creative writers.

TIME

Elizabeth Acevedo Has Written Her First Novel for Adults—and It's Full of Magic

July 25, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Creative writing M.F.A. alum is profiled in TIME on her upcoming novel, Family Lore.

2022-23 Faculty Promotions

July 14, 2023 English

Congratulations to our professional and tenure track faculty on their promotions!

UMD English Ph.D. Students Are Helping to Chart New Field of 'Queer Bibliography'

July 10, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Queer bibliography expands discipline to allow for a ‘more affective response to books,’ finds a home in BookLab.

Fall 2023 Leadership Appointments

June 30, 2023 English, Maryland Language Science Center, Communication, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Stephanie Shonekan announces new ARHU leadership appointments.

Professor Ralph Bauer Hosts Society of Early Americanists 2023 Biennial Conference at University of Maryland

June 20, 2023 English

The conference brought more than 300 scholars of the early Americas to campus and showcased the growth and diversification of the field.

Poet Shara McCallum MFA ’96 Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellow

May 25, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The fellowship will support McCallum’s upcoming project, a collection of poems in response to Jamaican visual art.

Emma Friedman Lands ‘Dream’ Summer Internship at NASA Goddard

May 16, 2023 English

The junior English major and astronomy minor will blend her interests to tell stories about outer space.

2023 Faculty and Student Awards

May 15, 2023 English

Congratulations to English faculty and students on their awards and accomplishments!