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The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.

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June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

May 21, 2024 Art

Using Art to Transform ‘Something So Ugly’ into ‘Something So Beautiful’

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
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ARHU In The News

The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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Maryland Today

A Good ‘Word’ for Public Engagement in Science

July 10, 2024 Linguistics

UMD, D.C.-area college students conduct interactive studies at D.C. language museum.

Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments

July 01, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Philosophy, Linguistics, School of Music, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

Dean Stephanie Shonekan announces new leadership appointments.
Washington Post

At Washington National Cathedral, Marin Alsop Delivers a Propulsive Ninth

July 01, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The music director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival led a program of Higdon and Beethoven, joined by the Heritage Signature Chorale.
The New Republic

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

July 01, 2024 History

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

Assistant Professor of Trombone Myles Blakemore on NPR's 'It's Been a Minute'

June 25, 2024 School of Music, Brass, College of Arts and Humanities

Blakemore joined the program's host Brittany Luse for a discussion on Black Music Month and how classical music has influenced some of their favorite artists.

Stephanie Shonekan on Arts Engines with Aaron Dworkin

June 24, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

She talks about the value of the arts and humanities in a modern world.

Freedom Songs

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

2024–25 ARHU Boren Recipients

June 06, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The scholarships provide up to $25k for two semesters of critical language study.