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.
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GerShun Avilez, Marisa Parham and John E. Drabinski have been been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
July 01, 2021Congratulations to GerShun Avilez, Marisa Parham and John E. Drabinski, who have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
New Publication from Professor Brian Richardson
June 30, 2021The book brings together several major essays on foundational topics of narrative studies and the theory of fictionality.
The Guardian
UMD English alum Jason Reynolds wins the Carnegie Medal for Look Both Ways
June 16, 2021The award is the UK’s most prestigious prize for children’s books. Look Both Ways tackles issues including bullying, homophobia & bereavement.
Writing for Change Course Launches "The Path to Freedom (Is Power)" Project
June 08, 2021The Writing for Change program emphasizes collaborative mentorship and the development of visual and performance pieces about pressing social issues.
2021 Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
June 07, 2021Congrats to awardees Mark Forrester and Adam Lloyd.
PhD Student Rachel Stroup Wins the Nan Johnson Award
June 02, 2021The Nan Johnson Award was created to support graduate students in their scholarship, to enable their participation at Feminisms and Rhetorics, and to help them find new and returning venues for networking and professionalization.
New York Times
Alum Dwayne Betts Selects English Professor Michael Collier's Poem for New York Times Feature
May 27, 2021"Poem: Len Bias, a Bouquet of Flowers, and Ms. Brooks" was selected for New York Times feature.
English Department to Offer ‘Storytelling with Code’ Course this Fall
May 25, 2021The course comes out of Associate Professor Kari Kraus’ 2020–21 Long Teaching Fellowship.
Arts & Humanities Dean's Colloquium Series on Race, Equity & Justice: GerShun Avilez Discusses "Black Queer Freedom: Spaces of Injury and Paths of Desire"
May 24, 2021ARHU professor's talk is part of a series centering racism, equity and justice.
Interview with Retiring Professor Mary Helen Washington
May 24, 2021Accomplished literary scholar and Distinguished University Professor Mary Helen Washington has been at the University of Maryland for over three decades and will retire in spring 2021.