DEPARTMENT NEWS

English Faculty Highlighted in UMBC Magazine

The Department of English is pleased to announce that two of our beloved faculty members have been highlighted in the recent edition of UMBC Magazine. The magazine features a profile of Deborah...

Posted: October 23, 2017, 6:00 PM

English Alumnus' GRIT-X Talk at UMBC Homecoming

English alumnus Sean Pang ’09 delivered a GRIT-X talk during UMBC’s Homecoming in which he recounted his “fortune of misfortunes,” including the culture shock and language barrier upon his...

Posted: October 23, 2017, 5:53 PM

English MA Student Published in Rolling Stone

Trevor Ruben, a former student in the English MA program, recently published an article in Rolling Stone related to his thesis research. The article, titled "Why Microtransaction and Loot Boxes...

Posted: October 15, 2017, 5:22 PM

Exciting Faculty News: October

The English Department is home to a productive, award-winning faculty whose members pursue research and creative activity across the many diverse fields of English Studies today. In celebrating...

Posted: October 5, 2017, 4:05 PM

English MA and BA Students Published in Edited Volume

The Department of English would like to extend its congratulations to two of its students--Kaila Philo, an undergraduate student, and Deborah F. Kadiri, a former MA student who graduated in 2016....

Posted: September 30, 2017, 3:25 PM

Exciting Faculty News: September

The English Department is home to a productive, award-winning faculty whose members pursue research and creative activity across the many diverse fields of English Studies today. In celebrating...

Posted: September 4, 2017, 5:18 PM

Soliciting Submissions for the 2017 Big Prize Poetry Slam

"Slam Big! Win Big!"

$200 1st Place Grand Prize and prizes for second and third place The Big Prize Poetry Slam returns for UMBC's 2017 Homecoming on Friday, October, 6th, and the window for submissions is now...

Posted: September 4, 2017, 4:24 PM

Exciting Fall 2017 English Courses Available

As the Fall 2017 semester approaches and classes begin next week, the English Department faculty would like to extend a warm welcome back. There are a number of exciting and informative classes...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 5:12 PM

English Faculty at NeMLA 2017

The 2017 Northeast Modern Language Association Convention will be hosted in Baltimore, Maryland, from March 23-26th at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, and the English Department has four...

Posted: March 1, 2017, 6:31 PM

Exciting English Summer Courses Available

Summer courses are a great opportunity for students to take additional courses or to meet general education requirements here at UMBC. The English Department is offering a number of exciting...

Posted: February 9, 2017, 6:05 PM