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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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Script-In-Hand: IPHIGENIA AT AULIS now available on VIMEO!

October 31, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Michael Olmert's Script-in-Hand Iphigenia at Aulis is now available for viewing on Vimeo!

Neil Fraistat and MITH Produce the Shelley-Godwin Archive

October 30, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Neil Fraistat, professor in the English department and director of MITH, has been hard at work on the Shelley-Godwin Archive. 

Nov. 4: Lillian Lee, "Language as Influence(d): Power and Memorability"

October 30, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

4:00 pm, CSIC Building, Room 1115. Deptartment of Computer Science, Distinguished Colloquim Speaker

Nov. 4: Lillian Lee, "Language as Influence(d): Power and Memorability"

October 30, 2013 English

4:00 pm, CSIC Building, Room 1115. Department of Computer Science, Distinguished Colloquim Speaker

It's Alive—And Digital!

October 28, 2013 English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

This Halloween night, diehard fans of Frankenstein will be haunting a new scholarly Web site devoted to Mary Shelley and her family.

Washington Post Columnist Receives Arhu Distinguished Alumnus Award

October 28, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

In his column, “John Kelly’s Washington,” English major John Kelly ’84 takes a look at Washington’s less-famous side.

"Frankenstein" Discovers New Life In Digital Archive

October 25, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) with its partenrs creates a digital Shelley-Godwin Archive.

It’s Alive! Shelley-Godwin Digital Archive

October 24, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

UMD partners with New York Public Library and the Bodleian to digitize original Shelley family manuscripts, starting with Mary Shelley’s iconic Frankenstein.

Oct. 27: Making It: Race and Class in Contemporary America

October 23, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

2:00 East Building Concourse, Auditorium, National Gallery of Art

Nov. 15: Amy Tan at Strathmore: $10 student tickets available!

October 22, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Friday, November 15, at 8:00 pm, The Music Center at Strathmore