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Congratulations to Vincent Carretta on his Retirement!
NewsThu, 06/09/2016The English Department congratulates and thanks Vin Carretta for his dedication to teaching, his significant research in eighteenth-century transatlantic historical and literary...
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Congratulations to John Auchard on his Retirement!
NewsTue, 06/14/2016Congratulations to John Auchard for being an influential teacher and mentor, for his dedicated work in the fields of American and Modernist literature, and for his great service to...
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Congratulations to Shirley Logan on her Retirement!
NewsTue, 06/14/2016Congratulations and thank you to Shirley Logan, who has served as Associate Chair of the Department, Chair of the Campus Writing Board, and a dedicated professor of English.Logan's...
View ArticleThe University of Maryland Named #1 Best College for English Majors in MD
NewsMon, 06/20/2016According to Zippia, the University of Maryland, College Park is the number one college for English majors in the state of Maryland.Click here to read more and to see the full...
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Matthew Kirschenbaum in The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Ed
NewsTue, 06/28/2016Matthew Kirschenbaum was recently interviewed in The Chronicle of Higher Education and quoted in The New York Times for his new book, Track Changes: A Literary History of Word...
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Lee Konstantinou Reviewed in Dissent Mag, Politics / Letters, Publishes...
NewsTue, 06/28/2016Lee Konstantinou's Cool Characters: Irony and American Fiction has been reviewed by Dissent Magazine and Politics / Letters. He has also published articles in Salon and Slate this...
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Open Access: Scholarship in the Public Sphere
NewsFri, 07/01/2016A number of recent publications by our faculty engage wide audiences by weaving together narrative and research. Their inclusion in public library collections, bookstore speaker...
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Congratulations to Neil Fraistat for Receiving the Kirwan Faculty Research...
NewsThu, 07/07/2016Neil Fraistat is a 2016 awardee for the Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize.According Amanda Bailey, department chair, "This prestigious award, which recognizes a...
View ArticleCongratulations to our new Senior Lecturers!
NewsWed, 07/13/2016Congratulations to the following faculty who have been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer. Thank you to Theresa Coletti, Jessica Enoch, Rebecca Holden, Kevin Nesline, Rebecca...
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Meet the Director of Undergraduate Studies: Christina Walter
NewsThu, 07/14/2016Professor Christina Walter, the new Director of Undergraduate Studies, is looking forward to the upcoming school year and the exciting developments happening in Undergraduate...
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Howard Norman to attend Bogliasco Artist's Retreat and to Publish New Novel
NewsWed, 07/20/2016Howard Norman will be at the Bogliasco artist's retreat in November and December. (Our colleague Maud Casey was in residence there earlier in the year.) Â Howard's new novel, My...
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Scott Wible Appointed to Editorial Board of COLLEGE ENGLISH, Among Other News
NewsWed, 07/20/2016Scott Wible has been appointed to a two-year term on the editorial board of College English, which is the flagship professional journal of the National Council of Teachers of English...
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MFA Faculty Have Work Forthcoming
NewsThu, 07/21/2016The MFA faculty have works forthcoming this year and next.Howard Norman's novel, My Darling Detective, will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in June of 2017. Howard is the...
View ArticleScott Eklund Wins ARHU Staff Award
NewsThu, 07/28/2016Congratulations to Scott Eklund, winner of the College of Arts & Humanities 2016 Staff Award!Chair Amanda Bailey says, "Scott's outstanding performance as Adminstrative...
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Alumna Simone Drake Publishes WHEN WE IMAGINE GRACE
NewsThu, 07/28/2016Alumna Simone Drake, who received her PhD in 2007, recently published When We Imagine Grace.According to the publisher's website, "In When We Imagine Grace, Drake borrows from Toni...
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Rachel George (BA '16) Receives Award in National West Wing Writers...
NewsThu, 08/04/2016George, who double-majored in English and Marketing, offered her commencement address at the campus ceremony in May. She capped her comments with the charge, "The world should be a...
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Congratulations to Mary Helen Washington!
NewsTue, 08/23/2016Mary Helen Washington named Distinguished University Professor. Continue reading to learn more. Mary Helen Washington has been awarded the title of Distinguished University...
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Congratulations to Neil Fraistat!
NewsTue, 08/23/2016Neil Fraistat receives the Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize. Continue reading to learn more. Neil R. Fraistat has been awarded the Kirwan Faculty Research and...
View ArticleElle Magazine Recognizes UMD English Course!
NewsTue, 08/23/2016Elle magazine recently recognized the English Department’s course Literature by Women of Color in its list of the 63 most compelling courses that examine the female experience.The...
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