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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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Justin Thompson presents at Ecology and Religion in the Nineteenth Century conference

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Justin Thompson will be presenting work at the Ecology and Religion in the Nineteenth Century virtual conference.

Remembering Virginia Beauchamp & Stanley Plumly

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Memorial services for each Virginia Beauchamp and Stanley Plumly will take place this month.

Dr. Scott Trudell promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Dr. Scott Trudell has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.

Dr. David Simon promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Dr. David Carroll Simon has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.

Dr. Ralph Bauer promoted to Professor

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Dr. Ralph Bauer has been promoted to the rank of Professor.

Dr. Tita Chico promoted to Professor

September 13, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Dr. Tita Chico has been promoted to the rank of Professor.

Dr. Jessica Enoch promoted to Professor

September 13, 2019 English

Jessica Enoch has been promoted to the rank of Professor.

Dr. Gerard Passannante promoted to Full Professor

September 13, 2019 English

Dr. Gerard Passannante has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.

Konstantinos Pozoukidis at ASECS in October

September 12, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

Konstantinos Pozoukidis will be presenting his paper "Emma at Crossroads: Modernity and the Remains of History."

Claudia Rojas Wins 2019 Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award for Creative Writers

September 12, 2019 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

First year graduate student, Claudia Rojas (MFA, Poetry), has been selected for the 2019 Writer's Relief Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award for Creative Writers.