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    School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    Soprano Carmen Balthrop, Voice and Opera Professor, Dies at 73

    The School of Music bids farewell to an opera legend and a beloved faculty member of 35 years.

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    September 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, English, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art, School of Music

    Ten Can’t-Miss Features at NextNOW Fest 2021

    Annual UMD arts extravaganza returns with immersive projections, art-making workshops and outdoor music pop-ups.
    September 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

    An Ever-Changing ‘Landscape’

    Exhibition highlights overlooked Black artists in American artistic tradition.
    August 09, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

    Experience the Arts Together at The Clarice

    The performing arts at Maryland announce their Fall 2021 season.
    June 11, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

    University of Maryland Scholar is UCR’s Next CHASS Dean

    Daryle Williams is the co-director of the online database Enslaved.org.
    June 09, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    Music Education Ph.D. Wins Outstanding Dissertation Award

    Adam Grisé’s dissertation focused on access, representation and equity in music educational settings.
    June 04, 2021 American Studies

    In Black Radical Artists, Professor Finds Methods to the ‘Madness’

    From Nina Simone to Dave Chappelle, new book explores mad undercurrent in Black expressive culture.
    May 24, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics, American Studies

    Three ARHU Faculty Members Named Graduate Faculty Mentors of the Year

    Melissa Blanco Borelli of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Naomi Feldman of the Department of Linguistics and Nancy Raquel Mirabal of the Department of American Studies are recognized.
    May 21, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

    Leading With Empathy On and Off Stage

    Senior Maria De Barros ’21 will move to New York City to pursue a career in stage management.
    May 19, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    A Path to the Performing Arts

    Senior music major Jillian Tate ’21 reflects on her years at Maryland developing skills as both a performer and a leader.
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    ARHU In The News

    The Times of Israel September 17, 2021

    Jewish Soft Power and Yom Kippur at the United Nations

    The story of how the world organization pegged the Jewish fast day as a holiday embodies the long history of the ‘shtadlan’s’ behind-the-scenes diplomacy.
    The Washington Post September 15, 2021

    Carmen Balthrop, Renowned Opera Singer and Teacher, Dies at 73

    She belonged to the third generation of major African American opera singers.

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    Arts & Humanities-in-London

    September 20, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

    New study abroad program launching Spring 2022.

    2021–22 New Faculty Appointments

    September 19, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Communication, American Studies, History, Art

    The college welcomes a new faculty cohort.

    Maryland Today

    A New Vision for Violin Instruction

    September 17, 2021 School of Music

    AI-powered app to eyeball posture, form for solo practice.

    ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure

    September 17, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

    31 faculty members have received promotion and/or tenure.

    ARHU Faculty Named Professor Emeritus/Emerita

    September 17, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

    13 retired faculty members receive the prestigious title.

    ARHU Recognizes Staff for Their Length of Service

    September 17, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

    Staff members have worked for 5, 10, 15, 20, 35 and 40 years at UMD.
    The Times of Israel

    Jewish Soft Power and Yom Kippur at the United Nations

    September 17, 2021 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

    The story of how the world organization pegged the Jewish fast day as a holiday embodies the long history of the ‘shtadlan’s’ behind-the-scenes diplomacy.
    The Washington Post

    Carmen Balthrop, Renowned Opera Singer and Teacher, Dies at 73

    September 15, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    She belonged to the third generation of major African American opera singers.
    The Diamondback

    “Lightning in a bottle”: UMD School of Music remembers voice professor Carmen Balthrop

    September 14, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    An obituary for Professor Carmen Balthrop.

    Soprano Carmen Balthrop, Voice and Opera Professor, Dies at 73

    September 14, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

    The School of Music bids farewell to an opera legend and a beloved faculty member of 35 years.