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B O D Y
Kathryn Maris on Wave House by Elizabeth Arnold
November 10, 2023English Professor Elizabeth Arnold's "Wave House" is reviewed in B O D Y.
UMD English Launches New Stanley Plumly Lecture Series in Creative Writing
November 08, 2023The series honors the late Distinguished University Professor and state Poet Laureate.
WTOP
Why Your Favorite Urban Legend is More than Just a Story
October 30, 2023English Professor Michael Olmert explains why urban legends are so compelling.
Marveling at Mushrooms: English Collaboration Showcases Fungi-themed Books, Talks, Arts and Crafts for All Ages
October 23, 2023The event at Hyattsville Library took advantage of mushroom pop culture moment to engage community members.
Professor Joshua Weiner Shortlisted for 2023 National Translation Award in Poetry
October 17, 2023Weiner's translation of Nelly Sachs' "Flight and Metamorphosis" is one of six finalists for the award.
Marketplace
Poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Explores Money as “a State of Lack”
September 26, 2023Associate professor of English and director of the M.F.A. program in creative writing talks to Marketplace about their new book, Negative Money.
Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed
September 22, 2023The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
Distinguished University Professor Robert S. Levine Awarded NEH Public Scholars Grant for Book on Harriet Beecher Stowe
September 20, 2023The grant will support Levine’s book in progress, under contract with W. W. Norton, and intended for a broad public audience.
Distinguished University Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum on the Importance of the Humanities
September 14, 2023Kirschenbaum was honored at the University of Maryland's 40th Annual Faculty and Staff Convocation on Sept. 13, where he delivered a speech on the significance of the humanities. Read his remarks here.
2023–24 New Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students
September 13, 2023The Department of English welcomes new faculty, staff and graduate students.