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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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PhD Candidate Mehdy Payam Publishes Translated Book about Electronic Literature

November 09, 2021 English

This is the first book about electronic literature published by an academic publisher in Iran.

Mark Forrester Publishes New Haiku Chapbook

November 09, 2021 English

45 haiku published by Mark Forrester.

Recent Publications by John MacIntosh

November 09, 2021 English

English lecturer John MacIntosh has one recent and one forthcoming publication.

Cameron Mozafari Recent Presentations

November 09, 2021 English

Mozafari's recent talk and workshop at UCLA Discourse Lab.

English Department Launches ‘Committee for Antiracism, Accessibility, Respect, Equity, and Social Justice’

November 08, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Scheduling Coordinator Sarah Woldekidan discusses plans for revamped committee.

Pandemic Stories: Danuta Hinc

November 08, 2021 English

"I moved into my dream house in the woods!"

Graduate English Organization's 2021 Faculty Awards

November 08, 2021 English

Congratulations to Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum and Kari Kraus, winners of this year's GEO Faculty Awards.

Public Books Releases UMD English Antiracism Publication

November 08, 2021 English

The series “Antiracist Praxis” is the second publication to come out of the Antiracism Series.

David Wyatt's 3 Fall Publications

November 05, 2021 English

The essays will be featured in The Hopkins Review, The Hemingway Review, and American Literary History

Professor Tita Chico Listed on The Daily Record’s "Power 30 Higher Education in the State of Maryland"

November 05, 2021 English

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