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Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

Faculty, students collaborate with NASA on interactive installation at Kennedy Center.

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March 27, 2025 Linguistics

Linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz Named AAAS Fellow

Honor recognizes his distinguished contributions to linguistics and language science.
March 13, 2025 English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

Renowned Crime Novelist Returns to the Scene

At campus event, George Pelecanos ’80 discusses writing craft and UMD memories.
March 10, 2025 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Italian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

‘Cinephile heaven’: Il Cinema Ritrovato honors film legend Marlene Dietrich

This year’s festival stop at UMD hosted a day commemorating German-American actress Marlene Dietrich and her unforgettable contributions to cinema.
March 04, 2025 Communication

Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas!

New research by communication professor Carina Zelaya aims to improve sexual and reproductive health communication among Latinx families.
March 04, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art of Feminist Thought

Exploring art and activism through the lens of feminist theory in a course from UMD’s Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

March 03, 2025 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Rediscovering the Big Screen

Five-day festival brings restored cinematic gems to UMD.
February 04, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD Awarded $3.6M Mellon Foundation Grant to Advance Indigenous Archives

Project will develop tools, standards and reparative practices to restore Indigenous histories.
February 04, 2025 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, University of Maryland Art Gallery

A Well-Framed Career for Driskell Center Staffer

Art grad’s print to be featured in spring exhibition.
February 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center, History

New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership

Associate Professor of History Quincy Mills on the future of the center.

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The Times April 02, 2025

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise March 28, 2025

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise
NPR March 26, 2025

"Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan” Receives an Honorable Mention from the Gracie Awards

Hosted by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, the podcast analyzes songs and their covers.

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The Times

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

April 02, 2025 History

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

Maryland Today

A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

April 01, 2025 Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Faculty, students collaborate with NASA on interactive installation at Kennedy Center.
Maryland Today

Meet Maryland’s Unofficial Mascots

April 01, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Pets around campus provide departmental connections and cuddles.
Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

March 28, 2025 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz Named AAAS Fellow

March 27, 2025 Linguistics

Honor recognizes his distinguished contributions to linguistics and language science.
Washington Post

Art Gallery or SCIF? At This Brandon Morse Show You Might Not Be Sure.

March 26, 2025 Art

The show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington evokes surveillance and soothes with algorithm-based renderings on imposing screens.
NPR

"Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan” Receives an Honorable Mention from the Gracie Awards

March 26, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities

Hosted by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, the podcast analyzes songs and their covers.

Maryland Today

7 Facts You Never Knew About Maryland

March 25, 2025 English

From Washington’s resignation to famous authors and firefighting innovations, learn more about the Old Line State.
Maryland Today

Quantum Engine Sculpture Melds Past and Future of Physics

March 25, 2025 Arts for All

Steampunk-inspired artwork evokes devices that convert energy from one form to another.

Exploring AI-Generated Speech in Language Assessment

March 25, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Maryland Language Science Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Sanshiroh Ogawa, Second Language Acquisition doctoral student, receives funding from the Educational Testing Service for his research.