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2012-13 Recipients Of James F. Harris Arts And Humanities Visionary Scholarship Announced

March 01, 2013 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Three ARHU students awarded first-ever James F. Harris Visionary Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the arts and humanities.

Adichie's Long Story Short

March 01, 2013 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English

Storyteller from Nigeria visits campus to share insight into her writing and her culture.

ARHU Insights with Mary Helen Washington

February 28, 2013 English

Research explores expressions of race and the "Negro" experience in 1950s black literature, music and art.

Richard J. Finneran Award for Neil Fraistat

February 28, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Neil Fraistat, whose edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, vol. 3, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Richard J. Finneran Award.

Elizabeth Acevedo at the Callaloo Writer's Workshop

February 26, 2013 English

Congratulations to Elizabeth Acevedo, who was accepted to The Callaloo Writer's Workshop at Brown University for a two week retreat in June.

Tim Denevi Book Publication

February 21, 2013 English

Tim Denevi's first book, Freak Kingdom, a memoir/history of ADHD, will be published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster. He recently received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

New Service Learning Courses Showcase Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the English Department

February 21, 2013 English

The Department of English is pleased to offer several service-learning courses this semester that complement the University of Maryland’s broader interest in “Fearlessly Supporting Entrepreneurship.”

Kim Coles Named Visiting Fellow

February 20, 2013 English

Congratulations to Kim Coles for her appointment as a visiting fellow for 2012-13 at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Kari Kraus Talks with Kojo Nnamdi

February 20, 2013 English

Our own Kari Kraus was one of the featured participants on The Kojo Nnamdi Show yesterday as Kojo moderated a terrific conversation about the digital humanities on "Tech Tuesday."

Audio: Kari Kraus Talks With Kojo Nnamdi

February 20, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Kari Kraus was a featured participant on The Kojo Nnamdi Show for a conversation about the digital humanities.