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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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Undergraduate Research Awards

December 08, 2010 English

Beginning this Spring 2011, the University of Maryland Libraries—a campus center for research, education & learning—are offering up to 3 awards of $1,000 each to undergraduate students

The Exchange: R. Dwayne Betts On Prison, Poetry, And Justice

December 03, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Dwayne Betts an ARHU Poetry Lecturer writes "A Question of Freedom" which describes his troubled childhood in prison.

All Art Friday: Dunlap Paints Barns

December 03, 2010 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, English

Colorful creatures adorn barns in Maryland's farmland as part of UMD's Art Gallery project Poetic. Aesthetic.

Leigh Ryan wins the IWCA Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award

November 23, 2010 English

The International Writing Centers Association awards our Writing Center director, Leigh Ryan, the Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award.

Four MFAs Nominated for AWP Intro Journals Project

November 22, 2010 English

Djordjevic, Ellis, Kleinman, and Leverone are nominated for a major creative award.

QCB Travel Announcement (Spring 2011)

November 02, 2010 English

The English Graduate Office is inviting applications from students in English and CMLT for the next round of QCB Research and Travel Grants.

Lisa Zimmerelli (PhD 2009) wins Best Dissertation Award