English

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he St. Mary’s English Department believes that a student benefits most from the integration of literature and creative writing. Thus, as English majors, students will read a broad historical and cultural range of literatures and develop a variety of writing skills.

Brian O'Sullivan
- Associate Professor of English
(240) 895-4242
Montgomery Hall
Spots Still Available for Chesapeake Writers’ Conference at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
June 7, 2019
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There are still spots available for the 8th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held on St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s campus, Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29. Workshop tuition is $800. There is also a course credit option for an additional fee and optional meal and housing packages… Find Out More
Wooley Appointed to the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of English (ADE)
May 29, 2019
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Christine Wooley, associate dean of curriculum and associate professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of English (ADE). The ADE supports academic departments focused on studying literature, writing,… Find Out More
Professor Cognard-Black Selected as a Finalist for $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
March 29, 2019
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Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black has been selected as a finalist for Baylor University’s 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award – with the single largest monetary reward of $250,000 – presented by a college or university to an individual for… Find Out More
Registration Now Open for Chesapeake Writers’ Conference at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
February 19, 2019
Group discussion during Chesapeake Writers' Conference 2018
Registration is currently taking place for the 8th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held on St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s campus, Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29. Workshop tuition is $800. There is also a course credit option for an additional fee and optional meal and housing packages… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Professor to Teach in Amsterdam via Prestigious Fulbright Grant
February 12, 2019
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English pictured
A St. Mary’s College of Maryland professor has received Fulbright Scholar grant for research and teaching abroad.

 

Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and current chair of the English department, has been selected for a Fulbright grant for the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Presents Annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond
January 22, 2019
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The annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, will take place on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Titled, “I’m With Her: A Feminist… Find Out More
Art Share Series presents Jennifer Cognard-Black and "Books that Cook"
October 22, 2018
Jennifer Cognard-Black pictured
The St. Mary's County Arts Council will present Jennifer Cognard-Black for its November Art Share Series.  Cognard-Black will host a discussion about the cultural work of recipes and give a short reading from her anthology of the literatures of food, "Books that Cook."  
This discussion and reading… Find Out More
Faculty Members Anderson, Gijanto, and Johnson Honored with Professorships
August 3, 2018
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Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland faculty members, Karen Leona Anderson, associate professor of English, and Liza Gijanto, associate professor of anthropology, have been honored with the college’s Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professorship. One faculty member, Angela Johnson, professor of… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named Among Best Colleges for English Program by Schools.com
June 29, 2018
schools.com Best English badge
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named among the Best Colleges for English Degree Programs by Schools.com. To determine this ranking, Schools.com gathered data profiles on more than 400 institutions across the country and ran them through a multi-point methodology. Based on the criteria,… Find Out More
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Students at St. Mary’s College Present Research Projects
June 28, 2018
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For eight weeks this summer, nine students participated in the annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), diving into research topics of their own choosing with guidance from faculty mentors representing a diverse sampling of the college’s departments.

 

On Friday, July 6,… Find Out More
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