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Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony Information

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American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.

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Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.

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American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

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Whatever your interests and aspirations, ARHU is committed to providing the knowledge, skills and opportunities all our students need to write their own stories and chart their own paths.

"In ARHU, you’re learning about how people interact with the world and each other. My goal is to build things that people are going to use. Just technology knowledge can only go so far. You have to understand how people are going to use them to be truly successful."

Ozzie Fallick '14, Software Engineer, Google
Linguistics

"Cross-cultural communication is one of the most important skills that I learned at ARHU, and I use it to engage and inform the community in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean about our events, exchanges and any other information that supports our key policy priorities in the region. ARHU gave me the tools to understand why in diplomacy, it’s as much about what you say as how you say it."

Krystle Norman '08, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Spanish and Portuguese

"I had always loved art, but I never knew you could make a career out of it until I studied abroad in Rome. There, I took a full course load of art courses and learned all about the factors of being an art professional. It was life-changing. Now I feel lucky that I’m doing something that I’m so passionate about."

Laura Sheridan Raiffe '09, Regional Account Manager, Christie's Fine Arts
Art History and Archaeology

"One of the most important things I got out of my ARHU experience is my ability to parse arguments, think critically and see multiple sides of an issue. Being in law school, it’s important to do that—it’s a skill I use every day. Not a class goes by, not a case gets read that this skill doesn’t come into play."

AJ Clayborne '13, Student, Harvard Law School
English

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DEMAND FEARLESS IDEAS

The research and creative works of our faculty, students and alumni are setting the agenda for transformative dialogue about the value of the arts and the humanities in the world today.

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Happening at ARHU

ARHU Pop-Up Discussion on Immigration and Migration Marylanders come from all over the world. Here at the University of Maryland, thousands of international students, faculty and staff contribute in significant and meaningful ways to the intellectual and cultural life of our campus community and beyond. Join us today (May 14th at 3:30 p.m. in Taliaferro Hall, room 1126) for a timely conversation about immigration, migration and the challenges facing immigrant communities. Dean Stephanie Shonekan will be joined by faculty and student panelists to guide us through an urgent and informative conversation based on scholarship and the current socio-political dynamics. @globalmigration @umdsllc Photo: The Center for Global Migration Studies map the countries of origin for Maryland Day attendees with colorful strings. Image by Lisa Helfert.
Happy Birthday, Kermit the Frog! Learn seven fun facts to celebrate Kermit’s 70th birthday, and take a listen to ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan’s latest podcast episode of “Cover Story.” She discusses “Bein’ Green”–an ode to self-acceptance originally sung by Kermit in 1970–with Nick Raposo and Cheryl Henson. Nick is the son of Joe Raposo, who wrote the song, and Cheryl is the daughter of Jim Henson ’60. Link in bio.
Join Stephanie Shonekan, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and a panel of invited speakers for a timely discussion about immigration issues and their impact at UMD. Panelists will discuss the experiences of international students, faculty and staff and how we can listen, uplift and support their safety and well-being at this time. #immigration #internationalstudents

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