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UMBC Publishes Article on Keegan Cook Finberg and Defining Poetry

Finberg is "opening students’ eyes to the poetic world"

UMBC recently published an Arts & Culture interview with Keegan Cook Finberg, covering her thoughts on poetry and society, poetry courses at UMBC, and her newest book Poetry in General: How a...

Posted: April 7, 2026, 5:04 PM

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Tomorrow at Noon: "A Lot is Happening in the World" Humanities Retrievers Student/Faculty Forum

RSVP for lunch in PAHB 216 or join Webex meeting

RSVP on the event page: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/humanitiesretrievers/events/152103 'A Lot is Happening in the World: Let’s Discuss! (A Student/Faculty Forum) Location Performing...

Posted: April 7, 2026, 1:39 PM

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Monday, April 6 at Noon: Michele Osherow Presents Work-in-Progress for CURRENTS Series

Research highlights women's 17th-century embroidery

CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now with Michele Osherow, Associate Professor (English) Location Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now with Michele Osherow,...

Posted: April 1, 2026, 2:41 PM

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English Major Agata Ambrozewicz Receives 2026 Mary Akaras Scholarship Book Award

The Dresher Center for the Humanities has named UMBC English major Agata Ambrozewicz as recipient of the 2026 Mary Akaras Scholarship Book Award. This award provides $500 toward the purchase of...

Posted: March 31, 2026, 5:25 PM

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April 16: Five-Year Commemoration of the Walter Lomax Act

Mr. Lomax was a champion for restorative justice in MD

Please join the Department of English on Thursday, April 16th at 7:30pm for a special event to honor Mr. Walter Lomax and the 5 year anniversary of the passing of the Maryland Walter Lomax Act....

Posted: March 30, 2026, 5:10 PM

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Monday, March 30 at Noon: Elaine MacDougall Speaking at Dresher Center CURRENTS Series Event

On Monday at noon, Elaine MacDougall will present "Understanding and Defining Multiple Literacies and Their Implementation in Higher Education in Prison Programs" for the next event in the Dresher...

Posted: March 27, 2026, 5:44 PM

Six English Department Students to Present at URCAD 2026!

URCAD will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC

Six English department students have been selected to present at UMBC's Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) during its thirtieth anniversary event. Find their presentation...

Posted: March 27, 2026, 5:18 PM

TODAY at Noon: "From Punk to Professor: An English Major's Path" with Chris Terry

Time: Wednesday, March 25 from 12:00-12:45 PM Location: PAHB 132 Contact: Elaine MacDougall, efick1@umbc.edu...

Posted: March 25, 2026, 8:50 AM

Save the Date: UMBC BookFest '26 on April 21 and 23

Stay tuned for a full schedule of events!

Save the date for UMBC BookFest '26! Celebrate all things books--making them, reading them, preserving them, donating them, advocating for them--across campus during National Library Week on April...

Posted: March 24, 2026, 12:47 PM

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Humanities Retrievers Spring 2026 Lunch & Learn Series

"Curious about Graduate School?" March 25 at Noon, PAHB 216

See below for information about upcoming sessions in the Humanities Retrievers Lunch & Learn Series. The first event "Curious about Graduate School?" will be held March 25 at noon in PAHB...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 12:18 PM

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