Department News

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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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

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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4:00 PM Today: Asian American Children's Literature Exhibition

See poster presentations from Dr. Tran's English 360 class

Dr. Sharon Tran invites all to the Asian American Children's Literature exhibition created by her English 360 students. The students will be personally selecting texts to showcase in this...

Posted: December 9, 2025, 10:04 AM

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