DEPARTMENT NEWS

This summer, Michele Osherow has served as resident dramaturg for the Folger Theatre, part of the public programming division of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.. She has...

Come out TONIGHT to Loyalty Books in DC for a reading, Q&A, and signing with poets (and UMBC English faculty) Tanya Olson and Keegan Finberg in celebration of their recently released books! ...

English Honors student Anna Hartman has been selected for a 2019 Undergraduate Research Award. Her project, "Rhetoric of Uprising: Press Discourse of Maryland Race Uprisings from 1845-2015,” is a...

English faculty member Dr. Keegan Cook Finberg has published a new chapbook of poems titled The Thought of Preservation with Ursus Americanus Press. The publisher describes the book below:...

Check out English faculty Deborah Rudacille's article in CityLab about Baltimore after steel, featuring gorgeous photographs from J.M. Giordano....

English Faculty Dr. Tanya Olson has published a new book of poems titled Stay. Stay was released on May 15, 2019 by YesYes Books. Learn more at the publisher's website. Stay is a broad...

Dr. Orianne Smith, Associate Professor of English, has been elected Vice President of the UMBC Faculty Senate. Congratulations to Dr. Smith! The department is grateful for your service and...

UMBC English Department faculty member Dr. Jessica Berman has been named the Lipitz Professor of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for 2019-2020. This professorship is supported by an...

Pictured from left: Johanna Alonso, Joe Smith, Julia Arbutus, Jacob Wilkerson, and Johnathan Acuna-Lopez Congratulations to our 2019 English Department Award Winners!  The department...

Come out and support English students presenting at URCAD 2019 on April 24! URCAD events will be held in the University Center and the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. Participating...