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    School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    Advocating and Agitating, Connecting and Inventing

    With their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups—some notable, some new—stepped into the breach.

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    December 15, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    Creating Alternate Worlds Through Digital Performance

    Theater and dance students explore the intersections of art and technology in the virtual classroom.
    December 08, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music

    Blowing in a New Direction

    UMD Wind Orchestra’s improvisational project premieres tonight.
    November 19, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    ‘Fearless’ New Voices Take the Stage

    Festival showcases young playwrights.
    October 20, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

    ARHU 2019-20 Year in Review

    Learn about some of the college's highlights over the 2019-20 academic year.
    October 01, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

    Marin Alsop Appointed First-Ever Music Director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival

    Trailblazing conductor will innovate programming, conduct multiple concerts and mentor emerging musicians.
    September 22, 2020 Art

    New Major Immerses Students in Coding and Creativity

    First introductory course offered this fall, two more expected next spring.
    September 17, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Women’s Studies Chooses Icon of Freedom as Namesake

    Abolitionist, suffragist Harriet Tubman symbolizes department’s commitment to values.
    September 15, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Ruth Enid Zambrana Co-Authors ‘Equity and Inclusion’ Guidebook

    The new guidebook for college and university leaders draws from the Distinguished University Professor’s book and a 2018 conference.

    September 08, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

    NextNOW Goes ‘Then’

    Student-led arts festival seeks retro vibe in virtual programming.
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    HowlRound January 04, 2021

    Reverse-Engineering Zoom with Isadora

    Site-Specific performance for the internet.
    New York Times January 03, 2021

    Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party?

    They surged to the polls in 2020 and could help swing the Georgia Senate runoffs. Activists and experts say it is long past time for both Democrats and Republicans to pursue them.

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    HowlRound

    Reverse-Engineering Zoom with Isadora

    January 04, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    Site-Specific performance for the internet.
    New York Times

    Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party?

    January 03, 2021 American Studies

    They surged to the polls in 2020 and could help swing the Georgia Senate runoffs. Activists and experts say it is long past time for both Democrats and Republicans to pursue them.
    New York Times

    Advocating and Agitating, Connecting and Inventing

    December 23, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    With their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups—some notable, some new—stepped into the breach.

    ‘Learning it by doing it’: Marisa Fried ’20 Finds Her Calling in Linguistics Research

    December 18, 2020 Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

    Fried graduates with a double major, a minor, a certificate—and a bedrock of research and cultural experiences.

    2020 Dean’s Scholars Awards Recipients

    December 17, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

    ARHU students celebrated for academic excellence.
    The Diamondback

    "Beauty in the Human Spirit"

    December 17, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

    David C. Driskell’s art legacy.

    Linguist Phillips Named AAAS Fellow

    December 17, 2020 Linguistics

    Prestigious honor recognizes professor’s research, mentorship and long-term influence on the field of linguistics education.

    Creating Alternate Worlds Through Digital Performance

    December 15, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

    Theater and dance students explore the intersections of art and technology in the virtual classroom.

    Entrepreneur Rising

    December 15, 2020 American Studies

    Nazea Khan ’20 sharpened her skills at the intersection of critical thinking and meaningful experience.

    New Major Explores Roots of Western Religions

    December 14, 2020 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

    ‘Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Middle East’ pulls from Jewish studies, history and classics.