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College of Arts and Humanities

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

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October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.
September 25, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and alum Dawn Moore shares priorities, passions in conversation at UMD.
September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.
September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
August 29, 2024 Philosophy

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

The professor of philosophy was among the first to apply formal logic developed within artificial intelligence to address complex questions of moral reasoning.

August 07, 2024 History

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.
July 01, 2024 History

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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The Chronicle of Higher Education October 31, 2024

AI May Ruin the University as We Know It

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum on AI and ed-tech in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stories Beneath the Shell October 16, 2024

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
The Diamondback October 15, 2024

Zine Club Relaunch Invites Students to Create, Connect Through Design

BookLab Zine Club featured in The Diamondback.

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Anti-Ableist Resources Coming to English Classrooms

December 02, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Disability Resource and Technology Hub provides support to faculty and students.
Maryland Today

Mapping Capitalism from Tulips to Trade

December 02, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell Center exhibition showcases noted Black artist Dewey Crumpler’s complex vision.

AI May Ruin the University As We Know It

December 02, 2024 English

The existential threat of the newest wave of ed-tech.

Op/ed: How to Teach About Race Head-on

November 21, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

In a fraught environment, many K-12 educators fear saying the wrong thing.
Maryland Today

Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts

November 21, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

New TDPS director is school’s first deaf leader.
Maryland Today

Greek Myths Make Waves in UMD’s ‘Metamorphoses’

November 18, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS production brings gods, legends and a pool to the Kogod Theatre.
The Diamondback

UMD Literature Club Highlights Asian American and Pacific Islander Stories

November 08, 2024 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English

The club aims to rewrite people’s understanding of the Asian American experience and combat stereotypes through diverse literature.

Exiled Russian Writer to Give Classes, Lectures at UMD in November

November 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Maxim Osipov is the 2024-25 Maya Brin Resident.

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

November 01, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

In the Footsteps of Freedom: Kenneth B. Morris Works to Honor Legacy of Ancestors Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington

November 01, 2024 Douglass Center

Morris is the inaugural speaker for the Douglass Center’s Lessons in Leadership series.