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College of Arts and Humanities, English

Step Into NarraSpace: UMD’s Hub for Immersive Storytelling and Inclusive Scholarship

With VR headsets and tactile tools, UMD's new lab is redefining what scholarship can look—and feel—like.
December 02, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Anti-Ableist Resources Coming to English Classrooms

The Disability Resource and Technology Hub provides support to faculty and students.
October 21, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Exploring Stanley Plumly’s World: New Digital Archive Offers Insight into Beloved Poet’s Life and Work

Curated by English Professor Joshua Weiner, the archive commemorates the late professor and founder of the M.F.A. in creative writing program at UMD.
October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.
October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
August 20, 2024 English

New Podcast Explores Past, Present and Future of Black Studies

John Drabinski and Ashley Newby’s “The Black Studies Podcast” is supported by a $100k grant from the Mellon Foundation. 
August 15, 2024 English

English Alum Marcella Wolfe ’86 on Supporting Arts and Humanities Education

Read our Q&A about her decision to plan a gift, her experience as an English major and her career following graduation.
May 30, 2024 English

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.
Maryland Today February 14, 2025

‘Quantum Steampunk’ Creative Writing Course Explores the Science of Science Fiction

Physics, English faculty combine futuristic themes with Victorian-era aesthetics.
Baltimore Sun December 08, 2024

Music Can Lift the Spirits of a Struggling Nation

Professor of English Jason Rudy pens a guest feature in the Baltimore Sun.
The National Endowment for the Arts December 04, 2024

NEA Tech Check: Poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

The associate professor of English speaks to the NEA about AI and technology in their practice.

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ARHU Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor and Administrator

February 23, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Charles “Charley” Rutherford served the university for 45 years.

M Pease ’22 Appointed to Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs

February 13, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Pease is an alum of the Maryland General Assembly Program in the Department of English.

For the Birds: Do We Choose Who We Love?

February 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Emotions and science were closely linked in medieval literature.
Education Week

‘Why Doesn’t Everybody Want to Do This?': A New Teacher’s Midyear Reflection

February 07, 2024 English

Alum Saxon Brown '23 discusses being an English teacher in Education Week.

UMD Creative Writing at AWP 2024

February 06, 2024 English

Creative writing faculty and alumni will discuss and sign their works at AWP in Kansas City.

Ali Clingan ’25 Awarded 2023–24 Jack Godfrey Memorial Scholarship

February 05, 2024 English

Clingan is the fourth English major to win the scholarship since it was established in 2014.
Maryland Today

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

February 01, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

From Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry to renowned modern dance, faculty experts share their picks.
Maryland Today

A Peek Inside … English Professor Christina Walter’s Office

January 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

With collection of optical toys, seeing isn’t always believing.
Maryland Today

Jewish Folklore Goes Queer in Alum’s New Novel

January 24, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The mystical and mundane meet in story inspired by author’s Eastern European family matriarchs.
Public Seminar

Why the Study of History Belongs to the Public

January 22, 2024 English

English M.A. student Rose Botaish publishes article on social media in Public Seminar.