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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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Reminder!

March 11, 2013 English

The Main English Office reminds all faculty, lecturers, and teaching assistants to send their Spring 2013 syllabus of 200 level courses and up, directly to Isabella Moulton

Michael Olmert Adds to a Long List of Scholarly Achievements

March 11, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Michael Olmert’s career as an English professor started almost by accident.

Fulbright English Teaching Award

March 08, 2013 English

Congratulations to Katy Rennenkampf, an English major who was recently awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Indonesia for the 2013-14 academic year.

The Eyes Have It

March 08, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

An English professor’s effort to confirm only the second known photo of Emily Dickinson is offering a new look at the reclusive poet.

2013-2014 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Arabic, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU students receive prestigious Fulbright award.

Mary Helen Washington Featured on Worldwise!

March 04, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Mary Helen Washington is featured in the latest edition of Worldwise Insights, a video series produced by the College of Arts and Humanities.

2012-13 Recipients Of James F. Harris Arts And Humanities Visionary Scholarship Announced

March 01, 2013 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Three ARHU students awarded first-ever James F. Harris Visionary Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the arts and humanities.

Adichie's Long Story Short

March 01, 2013 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English

Storyteller from Nigeria visits campus to share insight into her writing and her culture.

ARHU Insights with Mary Helen Washington

February 28, 2013 English

Research explores expressions of race and the "Negro" experience in 1950s black literature, music and art.

Richard J. Finneran Award for Neil Fraistat

February 28, 2013 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Congratulations to Neil Fraistat, whose edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, vol. 3, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Richard J. Finneran Award.