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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.
October 25, 2023 English

New Faculty Spotlight: Rebecca N. Liu

Read our Q&A with our new assistant professor of English.
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.
Maryland Today January 30, 2024

A Peek Inside … English Professor Christina Walter’s Office

With collection of optical toys, seeing isn’t always believing.

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Josh Weiner Wins the “Amy Lowell Travelling Scholarship”

March 06, 2012 English

Read here to find out about Josh's big news.

Recent Graduates Secure New Academic Jobs!

March 01, 2012 English

Check out our up-to-date graduate placements for the 2012-2013 academic year.

AIFS Summer Institute at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

February 29, 2012 English

The Fulbright Commission has selected the AIFS Shakespeare's Globe program as one of their Summer Institutes. College freshmen and sophomores can apply for a Fulbright award to attend this program.

Neil Fraistat: Face of "My Daily Read"

February 28, 2012 English

Read about an interview with Neil Fraistat in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

My Daily Read Neil Fraistat

February 24, 2012 English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

English prof and director of MITH Fraistat talks about his reading habits. By The Chronicle of Higher Education

Online Archive To Share Stories Of 19Th Century Free Blacks

February 23, 2012 English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Archive by English professor Peterson to fill in some gaps in African-American History.By Karen Shih

2011 Library Award for Undergraduate Research

February 17, 2012 English

Submit to the 2011 Library Award for Undergraduate Research.

SPRING CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR 2012

February 16, 2012 English

First Floor, Stamp Student Union - DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS EACH DAY February 21 – 23 • 12:00pm – 5:00pm The largest fair of the spring is next week!

SPRING CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR 2012

February 16, 2012 English

First Floor, Stamp Student Union - DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS EACH DAY February 21 – 23  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley: Biography Of A Genius In Bondage

February 16, 2012 English

English Professor Carretta discusses his biography of Wheatley, a slave who used her poetry to help gain her freedom.