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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.

November 08, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD English Launches New Stanley Plumly Lecture Series in Creative Writing

The series honors the late Distinguished University Professor and state Poet Laureate.

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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Department Recognized in 2013 U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program Rankings

April 08, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Department of English at the University of Maryland has been recognized as a leader in graduate studies in two areas of specialization.

2013 Jiménez-Porter Literary Prize Announcement

April 08, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House, in coordination with Stylus, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Jiménez-Porter Literary Prize, a writing contest open to all University of Maryland, College Park undergraduate students.

Departments Recognized In 2013 U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program Rankings

April 08, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Departments of English and History at the University of Maryland have been recognized as leaders in graduate studies.

April 5: Kibel Gallery Lecture: Evan Roth, "Agency, Intervention, and the Public Realm"

April 02, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Acclaimed American artist and University of Maryland alum Evan Roth (B.S. Architecture, '00) returns to Maryland’s College Park campus for a lecture on how hacker philosophies can be applied to making art online, in the gallery and in the city.

Irish Poets at the Writing Center

April 01, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

April 8: An Evening of Irish Poetry at The Writer's Center (Bethesda, MD)

BYWORDS now available

March 29, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The winter edition of the department's newsletter is available online.

Congratulations to MFA students Emily Lyons & Mike Stringer!

March 29, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The MFA Program is pleased to announce that Emily Lyons and Mike Stringer have received honorable mention in the 2013 Intro Journals Project

Brown Named ACLS New Faculty Fellow

March 27, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Ph.D. recipient takes two-year position at Princeton University.

CLCS Announces Grants for Spring 2013

March 25, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

For the spring 2013 grant cycle, CLCS awarded funding to support 18 proposals for lecture series, conferences, reading groups, and more.

English Majors Awarded Jimenez-Porter Literary Prizes

March 13, 2013 English

Each year, the Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, in coordination with Stylus, holds a writing contest open to all UM students.