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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

Flyer with picture of Walter Lomax on a teal background alongside event information

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

Margie Burns Announces New Book on Jane Austen

Explores the History of the Phrase "Pride and Prejudice"

Margie Burns, English department faculty member, has announced a new book, Jane Austen, Abolitionist: The Loaded History of the Phrase "Pride and Prejudice." Burns takes up literary studies along...

Posted: October 1, 2024, 5:12 PM

Dr Belilgne Wins Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Junior Faculty Fellowship

DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES  Maleda Belilgne Wins Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Junior Faculty Fellowship  Dr. Belilgne has been named a 2018 Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement...

Posted: April 20, 2018, 2:34 PM

Job Offer: Full-time Humanities teacher - Maret School

Maret seeks to hire a full-time Humanities teacher for courses in our Upper School for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The job involves teaching four sections – a combination of core English courses...

Posted: May 19, 2016, 10:43 AM

2015 Doctoral Dissertation Grants competition - TIRF

Deadline is approaching!

The deadline for TIRF’s 2015 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is quickly approaching, with an application deadline set for April 22, 2015. The DDG funding is intended to support...

Posted: April 7, 2015, 5:36 PM

CFP: Indiana Digital Rhetoric Symposium

Indiana University - April 2015

The English Department at Indiana University invites proposals on the symposium theme, “Digital Rhetoric: Perspectives and Definitions.” The theme is intended to foster conversations around what...

Posted: November 15, 2014, 5:56 PM