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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.
DC Queer Studies Symposium October 25th
September 08, 2023Save the Date - October 25th "The Queer Limit of Black Memory, Ten Years Later: A Celebration of the Scholarship of Matt Richardson"
English Professor and Chair Amanda Bailey Appointed ARHU ADVANCE Professor
September 05, 2023A long-time mentor to women faculty and faculty of color, Bailey plans to build community and initiate conversations for faculty across the College of Arts and Humanities.
Matthew Kirschenbaum Named Distinguished University Professor
August 08, 2023Kirschenbaum is a renowned researcher, teacher, public intellectual and contributor to media studies, digital humanities, electronic literature and book history.
English Senior Lecturer Joseph Ross Angelella Appointed Director of the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
August 02, 2023Angelella plans to bring resources, community-building to the undergraduate living and learning program for creative writers.
TIME
Elizabeth Acevedo Has Written Her First Novel for Adults—and It's Full of Magic
July 25, 2023Creative writing M.F.A. alum is profiled in TIME on her upcoming novel, Family Lore.