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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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English Alum Thom Dancer ('01) Publishes Monograph

May 31, 2022 English

The monograph, Critical Modesty and Contemporary Fiction, will be published in November 2022.

Elizabeth Arnold’s Translation Will Appear in the TriQuarterly

May 26, 2022 English

Elizabeth Arnold’s translation of the Old English poem "The Wanderer" will appear in the summer 2022 issue of TriQuarterly.

Danuta Hinc Featured in Popula Magazine

May 26, 2022 English

The essay reflects on World War II and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

English Senior Spotlight: Tyler Urquhart

May 17, 2022 English

English senior Tyler Urquhart is on the media studies track.

The Growing UMD English Alum Family

May 17, 2022 English

Senior Emma Bailey ’22 was inspired to be an English major thanks to her grandfather, UMD English PhD alum August Nigro ’63.

Senior Lecturer Alexandra Calloway Presented at the ITL 2022 Conference

May 16, 2022 English

Calloway presented at the workshop "Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning."

2021-2022 Graduate Student Outcomes

May 13, 2022 English

A roundup of graduate students' plans as they finish their degrees and move on to the next stages in their careers.

New Publications from Associate Professor Kim Coles

May 10, 2022 English

New works include Bad Humor: Race and Religious Essentialism in Early Modern England and Cultural History of Race in the Renaissance and Early Modern Age (1350-1550)

Recent Publications from Aysha Jawed

May 10, 2022 English

English Lecturer Aysha Jawed has three new publications.

Graduate Student Fellowships, Awards, Prizes, and Publications

May 10, 2022 English

A list of some of the many awards, prizes, and publications English Graduate Students have gotten for the 2021-22 academic year.