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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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Update from Alum Simone Drake

August 24, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

This summer Simone Drake was promoted to full professor and awarded the Youngberg Distinguished Professor chair in the Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University.

Performance Studies Faculty Research & Writing Group moves projects forward.

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Theresa Coletti, Julius Fleming, Laura Rosenthal, and Scott Trudell met throughout the year to discuss research findings.

Rhetoric and Composition Faculty Reasearch & Writing Group discusses new work.

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Chanon Adanatham, Jessica Enoch, Vessela Valiavitcharska, and Scott Wible met throughout the year to share current work in progress.

Current Research: Fantasy Studies/J.R.R. Tolkien

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Faculty Research & Writing Group convened by Verlyn Flieger, Peter Grybauskas, and Christopher Crane shared recent findings with one another.

Recent Research in Digital Pedagogy

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Faculty Research and Writing Group consisting of Lyra Hilliard, Rosser Matthews, Scott Moses, Clare Parsons, and Michelle Von Euw met throughout 2016-2017 to review work in progress.

Media Studies/Theory: Work in Progress

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Faculty Research & Writing Group consisting of Luka Arsenjuk, Melanie Kill, Oliver Gaycken, Matthew Krischenbaum, Lee Konstantinou, Scott Trudell, and Orrin Wang discussed emergent projects.

Recent Research: Literature and Science Studies

August 15, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Tita Chico, Kimberly Anne Coles, and Kellie Robertson met throughout 2016-2017 to discuss their current research findings.

Professor Zita Nunes Receives NEH Grant

August 08, 2017 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Professor Zita Nunes received a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Arhu Professors Among 2017 Neh Grant Winners

August 02, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

English prof Zita Nunes and History prof Richard Bell awarded NEH grants.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure

August 01, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Thirteen faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities were awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.