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College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NOI Philharmonic to Make Carnegie Hall Debut

Orchestra of UMD’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival will perform under renowned conductor Marin Alsop.

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June 17, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

New $10M Gift From Smith Family Expands Legacy at UMD

Longtime benefactors boost support of performing arts, business school.
May 29, 2026 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

How Tomatoes Became Part of Egypt’s Culinary Story

In her award-winning book “Nile Nightshade,” Assistant Professor of Arabic Anny Gaul traces the tomato’s path to Egypt and explores how it became central to home kitchens across the country.
May 27, 2026 History, Linguistics

Richard Bell and Valentine Hacquard Named 2026 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.
May 20, 2026 American Studies

After a Life-Changing Accident, Brian Cooperman ’26 Found a New Path Through American Studies

The graduating senior focused his honors thesis on disability access and is planning for a future in advocacy law.
May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
May 04, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

What Can Science Fiction Teach Us About AI?

Alexis Lothian developed the 300-level course “Artificial Intelligence Otherwise” with support from a seed grant from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
April 29, 2026 Arts for All, English

How Stories Can Help Us Face Climate Change

Doctoral student Rashi Maheshwari discusses why literature, art and community matter in an era of environmental crisis.
April 27, 2026 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD President and Political Scientist Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences

Darryll J. Pines, Janelle Wong to be inducted for educational leadership, study of Asian American experience.
April 06, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Heart of the Tiger: From UMD to Broadway and Back

Betsy Rosen ’06 reflects on her journey from her childhood puppetry influences to playing the fierce tiger Richard Parker in Broadway’s “Life of Pi.”

ARHU In The News

June 17, 2026

6 Times the Father’s Day Celebrations for a UMD Dad

Meet This Music Professor’s Half-Dozen Kids, All Terps
USA Today May 27, 2026

Here's Why People Are Booing College Commencement Speakers This Year

Fabrizio Cariani, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, weighs in.
The Christian Science Monitor May 12, 2026

America at 250: A Declaration of Ideals Reset the World – and Still Resonates Today

Professor of History Richard Bell speaks to The Christian Science Monitor.

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School of Music: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker & David Lang's little match girl passion

December 04, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Symphony Orchestra and UMD Chamber Singers provocatively combine excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet with David Lang’s poignant “little match girl passion”

School of Music: Copland’s Appalachian Spring

May 04, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra explored the relationship between movement and music