DEPARTMENT NEWS

Spring 2021 English Course Descriptions

Looking for courses to take in the Spring 2021 semester? Check out the English department's offerings and find the ones that fit your interests and schedule! Spring 2021 classes are listed...

Posted: November 2, 2020, 11:54 AM

REMINDER: Honors Program Info Session Friday, Oct. 30

On Friday, October 30 from 12:00-12:30 p.m., we invite you to come learn more about the English Honors Program. We'll discuss program highlights, sample projects, the application process, and...

Posted: October 28, 2020, 1:48 PM

Dr. Lindsay DiCuirci Receives First Book Award

Join the department in congratulating Dr. Lindsay DiCuirci, Associate Professor of English, on receiving the 2020 First Book Award from the Library Company of Philadelphia for her monograph...

Posted: October 27, 2020, 12:09 PM

New Alumni Spotlight: Julia Arbutus, '20

Recent UMBC English graduate Julia Arbutus is moving forward with her  studies as a graduate student in Journalism. A new alumni spotlight featuring her has been posted on our website:...

Posted: October 5, 2020, 8:41 AM

Looking for Support? Check Out UMBC Student Ambassadors!

Now that we are more than a month into the semester, you might be feeling the crunch of upcoming papers and exams. Staying on track can be especially difficult in distance learning during COVID-19...

Posted: October 2, 2020, 1:03 PM

Welcome Back!

The English Department wishes a warm welcome to all students, staff, instructors, and faculty for the fall 2020 semester! Even though most of us are not meeting in-person on campus, we aim to...

Posted: September 2, 2020, 11:47 AM

Honors Student Tristan Heibel Receives Research Award

The English Honors Program is delighted to announce that Tristan Heibel has received an Undergraduate Research Award to fund his Honors project, directed by Dr. Gail Orgelfinger, Senior Lecturer...

Posted: June 24, 2020, 2:01 PM

Congratulations UMBC Class of 2020!

Congratulations to our heroic Graduates! We are proud of your success! In addition to many undergraduate students in the English major, two students graduated this week from our Texts,...

Posted: May 21, 2020, 1:16 PM

Earl Brooks Awarded Dresher Center Summer Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Earl Brooks for receiving a Dresher Center Summer Fellowship for 2020! Brooks will use the fellowship to work on his book project, Black Sonorities: Rhetoric and Black...

Posted: May 11, 2020, 1:43 PM