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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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Edlie Wong Elected VP of C19: The Society for Nineteenth-Century Americanists

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Edlie Wong was recently elected Vice President of C19: The Society for Nineteenth-Century Americanists. She will serve a two year term (2018-2020) and become President of C19 in 2020 for another two year term (2020-2022). 

Robin M. Earnest Accomplishments and Upcoming Work

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Over the summer Robin M. Earnest worked on the Planning Committee for UMD's PTK Symposium which is scheduled for October 26, 2018.

Alumnus Stephen Rojcewicz: Publication and Presentation

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Alumnus Stephen Rojcewicz presented “George Antrobus: Genius in a Name” at the Third International Thornton Wilder Conference, Peterborough, NH, June 12, 2018. 

Brian Richardson News and Accomplishments

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Brian Richardson edited and introduced a special issue of the journal, Unnatural Narrative: Theory and Practices, in Frontiers of Narrative Studies, Spring 2018

Patrick Nelson Joins Panel Discussion at UMD PTK Symposium

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Patrick Nelson will join a panel discussion at the PTK Faculty Symposium in October.

Thibault Raoult's New Poems

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Thibault Raoult has four poems forthcoming in Lana Turner: A Journal of Poetry and Opinion and will present at the Frank Stanford Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas in September.

New Publications: Alysia Sawchyn

September 11, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Alysia Sawchyn's review, "Essaying the World: On Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions," of Valeria Luiselli's recent book was published in Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies 5.1.

Recent Publications from Tita Chico

September 07, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Stanford University Press published Tita Chico’s newest book, The Experimental Imagination: Literary Knowledge and Science in the British Enlightenment.

Maud Casey's New Publication

September 07, 2018 English

Maud Casey's story, "Father, Ether, Sea," will appear in Conjunctions 71: A Cabinet of Curiosity. 

Konstantinos Pozoukidis Awarded A. G. Leventis Grant

September 07, 2018 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Ph.D. candidate Konstantinos Pozoukidis was awarded the A. G. Leventis Grant for 2018-2019 from the A. G. Leventis Foundation.