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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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May 11, 2012 English

Congratulations to Rutvij Pandya, winner of the EUA Contest for the best response to the question, “English major? What are you going to do with that?”

2012-2013 Boren Scholarships Announced

May 10, 2012 English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Spanish and Portuguese

Eight ARHU students awarded Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.

Paper Shell Review Saved

May 09, 2012 English

Thanks to the united efforts of English majors to overcome budget cuts, the Paper Shelll Review, UMD's only literary journal devoted to undergraduate scholarly and critical inquiry, will continue publication next year.

Boren Scholarship Awarded to Taylor Osborne

May 08, 2012 English

The Boren Scholarship, a Department of Defense award, provides up to $20,000 for long-term (two semester or longer), language-focused study abroad.

Umd English Graduate Appointed To Key White House Post

May 04, 2012 English

UMD alum Reginald Dwayne Betts was appointed member of the White House Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships Announced

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Spanish and Portuguese

Twelve ARHU doctoral students receive 2012-2013 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships.Congratulations to ARHU’s Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellows!

Graduate School Announces Summer Research Fellowships

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition

Eleven ARHU students were awarded 2012-2013 Summer Research Fellowships from the UMD Graduate School.Congratulations to ARHU’s Summer Research Fellows!

In Memoriam: Jackson Barry

May 03, 2012 English

Professor Emeritus Jackson Barry, passed away on April 19, at the age of 85, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Awards for Jeanne Fahnestock!

May 02, 2012 English

The RSA honors Jeanne for her work.

Michael Dirda Wins the Edgar Award!