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Five Must-Read Summer Book Picks by Asian and Asian American Authors

AAPI Literature and Media Club Founder and President Julie Cha ’25 recommends top reads.
May 09, 2024 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.
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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Last Call for Sustainability Fund Applications

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

The University Sustainability Fund has approximately $390,000 available this year for projects that promote environmental sustainability and positively impact the student experience at University of Maryland.

Maggie Ellen Ray Publishes Article

December 06, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Maggie Ellen Ray's article "John Taylor and the Ghost of Long Meg of Westminster: Authorship and Poetic Authority in The Womens Sharpe Revenge,” was recently published in Studies in Philology 113.4 (Fall 2016).

UMD Faculty & Staff Community Campaign

December 06, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

This year the University of Maryland Charity Campaign is asking for your support and generosity...

Ralph Bauer Elected to Executive Coordinator

December 06, 2016 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Join us in congratulating Ralph Bauer who has been elected by the Executive Committee of the Society of Early Americanists as the incoming Executive Coordinator of the Society.

Stanley Plumly Publishes New Poetry Collection

December 06, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Stanley Plumly published his most recent poetry collection Against Sunset.

Students And Professors Come Together To Discuss The Rise Of Donald Trump

December 05, 2016 English, History, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Potomac Center for the Study of Modernity and the Miller Center for Historical Studies teamed up for the first time to organize the discussion.

News Updates from Shiela Jelen

December 02, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Sheila presented a paper titled, "Maurice Samuel's Thick Translations: Salvage Poetics in the World of Sholem Aleichem" at the 22nd annual JAHLIT (Jewish American Holocaust Literature) Conference in Miami Florida, from November 13-15.

Martha Nell Smith to Lecture at 25th Dickinson Birthday Celebration (And More)

December 02, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Martha Nell Smith will be lecturing on “Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century: Reading and Harvard’s ‘Frankenstein’ Edition,” for the 25th Dickinson Birthday Celebration, Lone Star College, Conroe, Texas, December 8, 2016.

Scott Wible Delivers Keynote Address

December 02, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

In late October, Scott Wible delivered a keynote address at the Thomas R. Watson Conference at the University of Louisville.

Howard Norman Update

December 02, 2016 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Howard Norman is spending a month at the Liguria Study Center, in Bogliaso, Italy. He will do lectures in Genova and Turin.