Research Centers and Institutes
Center for East Asian Studies
The Center aims to promote the study and appreciation of East Asian cultures by offering a wide range of scholarly, artistic, and community programs. Visit the Center for East Asian Studies.
Center for Global Migration Studies
An interdisciplinary home for the study of migration and immigration around the world both today and in the past. Visit the Center for Global Migration Studies.
Center for Health Risk and Communication
A cross-disciplinary research center committed to advancing human health and well-being through the scientific study of communication processes and effects in addressing societal problems related to health, risk, and science. Visit the Center for Health Risk and Communication.
Center for Literary and Comparative Studies
UMD English’s hub for intellectual exchange in creative writing, English language, rhetorical, and literary studies. Visit the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies.
Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership
Unites research, education, and public engagement to foster democratic communication by a diverse people. Listening to Diverse Voices, Speaking the Language of Democracy. Visit the Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership.
Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity
CRGE promotes intersectional scholarship through issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions of inequality. Visit the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity.
Driskell Center
The Driskell Center is a creative incubator dedicated to a world where Black artists exist at its center. We invite inquiry, experimentation, and dialogue to reexamine histories and shape shared futures. Visit the Driskell Center.
The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities
Dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity and creating leaders with values rooted in the humanities. Visit the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities.
Herman Maril Gallery
The student-run exhibition space for the Department of Art at the University of Maryland. Visit the Herman Maril Gallery.
Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies
Dedicated to study and research on Israel in all its variety, but also to presenting political, cultural, and general interest programs featuring Israel and its place in the Middle East. Visit the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies.
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Promotes and builds a community of students and faculty interested in learning and actively engaging in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx history and culture. Visit the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center.
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
An interdisciplinary group of researchers who collaboratively advance the study of cultural heritage and arts using computational technologies while also training the insights and approaches of the humanities on the computational technologies that shape our world. Visit the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities.
Maryland Language Science Center
To advance an interdisciplinary science of language to address large-scale, complex problems in fundamental science and society. Visit the Maryland Language Science Center.
Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
Fosters an environment of curious and resourceful inquiry into the digital humanities, specifically digital art history, to support student and faculty research and teaching. Visit the Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture.
Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies
Brings together faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and staff within the University of Maryland as well as scholars and teachers throughout the state of Maryland and the larger region to discuss important historical issues. Visit the Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies.
National Foreign Language Center
Helping people understand each other and the world around them since 1986. Visit the National Foreign Language Center.
Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
Plays a leading role in the effort to promote the study, teaching, and exploration of all subjects related to Persian culture and history. Visit Roshan Institute for Persian Studies.
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
The Clarice leverages creativity, innovation, research and engagement—and the powerful resources of the university—to inspire and support artists, audiences and students while driving positive change in its community. Visit The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
University of Maryland Art Gallery
Committed to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting art from around the world. Visit the University of Maryland Art Gallery.