DEPARTMENT NEWS

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT!

Rob Kempton, ‘12

Rob Kempton, ‘12, is a former UMBC English student who earned his Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Kempton is currently a member of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s...

Posted: April 15, 2022, 12:39 PM

Nathan the Wise

By Michele Osherow

Dr. Michele Osherow has released a new article on Nathan the Wise! Check out her work here. Dr. Osherow has served as an dramaturgical consultant for a production of Gotthold Lessing's Nathan the...

Posted: March 31, 2022, 12:23 PM

2022 Braly Award Winners

The English Department proudly announces the winners of the 2022 Braly Awards in creative writing: For poetry, "After The Majlis" by Zoha Faraz Zoha Faraz is a senior Biology...

Posted: March 3, 2022, 2:12 PM

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Comfort Udah, ‘13

Comfort Udah, ‘13, is a former UMBC English student who earned her PhD in English at UCLA. Udah is completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth College before she begins starting a position...

Posted: February 11, 2022, 3:34 PM

Congrats to Dr. Sharon Tran!

Winner of the Career the Career Enhancement Fellowship

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sharon Tran for winning the Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Citizens and Scholars Institute! Dr. Tran's scholarship current book project, Minor Forms:...

Posted: December 13, 2021, 10:45 AM

New Course Alert!

ENGL 386: Adult Literacy Tutoring: Theory and Practice

Interested in community engagement and/or adult education? If so, this course may be for you! The focus of this semester’s class is on the languages and literacies of recent immigrants and...

Posted: December 7, 2021, 11:04 AM

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Alexandra Rittie

Alexandra Rittie, ‘19, is a former UMBC English student who currently works for a branch of the US Department of Justice. Read about her experience at UMBC and post-graduation work below: When...

Posted: November 8, 2021, 6:23 PM

Reminder: English Honors Program Informational Meeting

Wednesday, October 27th at 12:00 p.m.

Dear English Majors, Is there a book that you’ve been eager to study, a play you’ve been drafting in your head, a digital tool you’ve been building, or story you’ve been itching to...

Posted: October 20, 2021, 11:17 AM