Carnegie Medal Goes to First Writer of Color in Its 83-year History
Dominican-American Elizabeth Acevedo wins prestigious children’s award for "The Poet X," while Jackie Morris takes illustration prize for "The Lost Words."
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Mellon Grant Supports Values-Based Metrics Initiative to Transform Higher Education
August 16, 2019International partnership supports development and implementation of new methods for assessing humanities and social science research.
The New York Times
The Complex History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
August 15, 2019As the 19th Amendment turns 100, three exhibitions in Washington explore the contentious — and unfinished — struggle for voting rights.
Huff Post
How Watermelon's Reputation Got Tangled In Racism
August 02, 2019Imagery has the power to turn a seemingly innocent depiction of fruit into the stereotyping of an entire group of people.
Management Today
Getting bored could be the most productive thing you do today
July 31, 2019We try to eliminate waiting time, but these periods of forced idleness are the key to unlocking innovation, says professor Jason Farman.
Dance Magazine
6 Things Dance Majors Should Do As They Prepare To Graduate
July 24, 2019University of Maryland students are encouraged to take outside classes.
The Washington Post
Sew Queer class in D.C. is all about breaking gender rules for clothing
July 23, 2019Molly Stratton, who identifies as transmasculine, recently launched a business called "Sew Queer," which offers a series of tailoring classes designed to helping transgender/genderqueer people learn how to alter their clothing to better fit their gender.
The Washington Post
Sew Queer class in D.C. is all about breaking gender rules for clothing
July 23, 2019"Gender differences are deeply entrenched in clothing styles in the West and appear even for children as young as toddlers."
Maryland Today
Four Strings Around the [Virtual] World
July 09, 2019Immersive digital settings form backdrop for violin professor's performances.
Historian Wins Book Prizes for Research on Soviet Kazakhstan
July 08, 2019Sarah Cameron illuminates the causes and consequences of a devastating 1930s famine.
Mellon Foundation Awards $2M to Advance Black Studies and Digital Humanities
July 08, 2019Grant will expand research and mentor-training programs.