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College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.

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April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
March 25, 2024 Art

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?

Course designs Creative ways to increase college participation in 2024 election.
March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

7 Trailblazing Women from US History You Should Know, According to ARHU Historians

This Women’s History Month, learn about pioneers whose stories aren’t often told.
March 11, 2024 American Studies

First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award Supports Doctoral Student’s Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession

Devon Betts, an American studies Ph.D. student, studies race, HIV prevention, queer theory, digital humanities and more.

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 26, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Center of the Circle

New Driskell Center exhibit showcases pioneering artist’s personal relationships with peers.
February 06, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

A More Perfect Telling of the American Story

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan co-authors new book that proposes novel approach to confronting racism in America.
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The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."
The Diamondback March 11, 2024

UMD Screens Restored Surrealist Film During International Festival Tour

The Diamondback spotlights the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour film festival.
Diamondback News March 11, 2024

UMD Hosts Panel to Honor Legacy of Harriet Tubman, Highlight Artists and Activists

University of Maryland community members came together Sunday to discuss identity politics, reclaiming agency and the nuances of autonomy during a panel commemorating the life and legacy of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

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Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Perla Guerrero Discusses “Latinxs on Both Sides of Inequality and Fighting for Justice”

September 24, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU professor’s talk is the first in a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
Maryland Today

Photographing the Unseen

September 17, 2020 University of Maryland Art Gallery

UMD Art Gallery Acquires Images of Eerie Skinwalker Ranch
Maryland Today

Accessibility Exhibition Gets ‘Second Life’ in Virtual Museum

September 16, 2020 Art

‘Redefine/ABLE: Challenging Inaccessibility’ now open.
The Diamondback

Virtual NextNOW Fest Keeps Art Alive

September 11, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest featured in The Diamondback.
Maryland Today

An Online ‘Paper’ Trail

September 09, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New virtual exhibit honors renowned artist, Professor David Driskell.
Maryland Today

The Sound of a Successful Academic Year

August 30, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

School of Music majors receive professional recording equipment through Teaching Innovation Grant.

How The Clarice is Creating Connection

August 26, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

From a reimagined orchestral institute to a virtual NextNOW Fest, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center takes the arts online during dual pandemics.

PBS NewsHour

How the Familiar Words of a Cliche Can Grant Comfort to the Grieving

July 11, 2020 English

Rion Amilcar Scott on PBS NewsHour.

Maryland Opera Studio Performs “Make Our Garden Grow”

June 26, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

School of Music opera singers virtually perform Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow” from "Candide."
The Diamondback

The UMD Pandemic Players create quality quarantine theater

June 23, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Theatre students decide they aren't going to let social isolation stop them from writing and performing.