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The UMD Department of English has a robust alumni network, ensuring relationships between currently enrolled students and those who have gone on to successful careers in publishing, marketing, law, medicine, IT and higher education.

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Thoughtful support from alumni helps ensure that the Department of English can provide significant financial aid and compete with the country’s top English programs. Your gifts allow us to offer opportunities that transform our students' lives.

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Our alumni are tremendous partners in our mission to educate the next generation of English majors. The professional achievements of our former students have paved the way for future alumni to succeed in a wide range of careers. We always welcome our alumni back to campus to take advantage of our facilities as well as attend any of our featured events including Alumni Book Club or Writers Here and Now.

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Featured Alumni

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

A Terp who became a bestselling author of books for young readers is one of 22 winners of the 2024 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, widely known as the “genius grant.”

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English Alum Marcella Wolfe ’86 on Supporting Arts and Humanities Education

Read our Q&A about her decision to plan a gift, her experience as an English major and her career following graduation.

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Clap When You Land Novel In Works For Television

Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has acquired the rights to National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo’s (MFA ’15) YA novel Clap When You Land to develop as a television series.

New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2020

Reginald Dwaye Betts ('09) book of poems 'Felon' was selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2020.

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English

Fall 2024 News & Updates
English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
English

English Alum Marcella Wolfe ’86 on Supporting Arts and Humanities Education
English

“Bitter Water Opera" in Briefly Noted Book Reviews
College of Arts and Humanities, English

Professor Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Hoa Nguyen ’91 Receive Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists
College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor and Administrator
English

‘Why Doesn’t Everybody Want to Do This?': A New Teacher’s Midyear Reflection
English

UMD Creative Writing at AWP 2024
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

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Alumni Book Club: The Fall
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Alumni Book Club: North Woods
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Alumni Book Club: Go Tell It on a Mountain