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College of Arts and Humanities

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

Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts

New TDPS director is school’s first deaf leader.
November 01, 2024 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.

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.

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ARHU In The News

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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During Pandemic, UMD’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival Changes Its Tune

June 12, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Organizers of acclaimed event compose creative virtual experiences for musicians.

Virtual Performance of "Jupiter"

May 22, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The UMD Symphony Orchestra performs a selection of "Jupiter" from Holst's "The Planets."

An Artful Solution

May 21, 2020 Art

MFA thesis showcase goes virtual.
The Atlantic

Tree Beyond Your Window

May 21, 2020 English

Poem by Professor Michael Collier in The Atlantic.

University of Maryland Victory Song

May 18, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

A virtual Mighty Sound of Maryland!
The New York Times

The 1918 Pandemic’s Impact on Music? Surprisingly Little

May 06, 2020 School of Music

William Robin, assistant professor of musicology, has his article published in The New York Times.
The Diamondback

The Show Must Go On

May 01, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD theatre students pivot to virtual show on Zoom.
Washington Post

Shut Out Of Their Practice Rooms, U-Md. Pianists Get A Special Delivery

April 30, 2020 School of Music

The School of Music in the Washington Post.
Washington Post

How do you do live theater in a pandemic?

April 30, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

U-Md. experiments with Zoom-staged version of 'She Kills Monsters.'

Communication During Coronavirus

April 30, 2020 Communication

Two faculty members in the department of communication are among 11 recipients of Coronavirus Research Seed Fund Awards from the Division of Research.