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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Bad Bunny as Scholarly Subject?

UMD course explores Puerto Rico’s soundscape of protest and poetics.

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October 02, 2025 Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Roshan Institute to Establish Persian Digital Library

Supported by $1.8M private gift, project will be first of its kind.
September 18, 2025 Art History and Archaeology

Message From Met's Social Media Manager: Museums Are for Everyone

Alum uses digital platforms to spotlight overlooked voices.
September 08, 2025 English

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram on ‘Writing with Machines’

The poet and professor discusses computational poetics, the history of machine-made texts and their vision for UMD’s new Studio for Literary Technology.
September 08, 2025 Communication, Linguistics

UMD Researchers Will Use AI to Help Boost HPV Vaccine Confidence

New $2.8M NIH grant funds interdisciplinary chatbot project with UMB.
June 20, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

A New Spin on an Enduring Protest Album

ARHU dean’s new book examines messages of Fela Kuti.
May 21, 2025 Art History and Archaeology

A Future in Conservation

At UMD, graduating senior Lylah Messinger restored a 2,500-year-old Etruscan vase. Now she’s headed to graduate school in London.

May 20, 2025 Communication

From Fan to Force in Sports Media

Graduating senior Connor Perkins leverages creativity, drive and a love of sports to carve his path in digital content creation.

May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
April 26, 2025 Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.
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ARHU In The News

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver October 02, 2025

Netanyahu: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

An article, co-written by Ilai Saltzman, director of the Gildenhorn Institute, was recently featured on the HBO program.
The Independent September 11, 2025

Meet the Americans who love 'Downton Abbey'

Research Professor of History Julie Taddeo talks to The Independent.
Against the Grain August 29, 2025

"Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen"

Professor Neda Atanasoski, chair of the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, discusses her new co-edited book with KPFA's "Against the Grain."

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022–23 ARHU Boren Recipients

May 30, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities

The scholarships provide up to $20k for two semesters of critical language study.
WJLA

The National Orchestral Institute + Festival

May 27, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Clarice is offering orchestral performances, all at a cost you choose.

Monique “Nicky” Everette Named VP of Brand at the National Geographic Society

May 26, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities

As assistant dean for marketing and communications in ARHU, Everette ‘raised the profile of the arts and humanities on campus, nationally and internationally.’

Thinking Critically to 'Do Good in the World'

May 20, 2022 Philosophy

Finance and philosophy double major Jennifer Wang ’22 landed a job at Bank of America, where she will finance large-scale renewable energy projects around the world.

Congratulations ARHU Graduates!

May 20, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill recognizes ARHU graduates at the campuswide Spring 2022 Commencement.

Curating Arts and Culture on Campus

May 19, 2022 History, American Studies

History and American studies double major Marjorie Justine Antonio ’22 programmed multiple exhibitions and events while an undergraduate.

Serving the Community Through Dance

May 18, 2022 Communication

Communication major Christina Alemayehu ’22 is blending service, dance and entrepreneurship.

A Path to Research

May 17, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

McNair scholar and triple major Jared Bennett ’22 is following his curiosities about Mormonism to graduate school.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Shay Hazkani Discusses "The Intra-Jewish Struggle Against Racism”

May 17, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, History

The talk is part of a series centering ARHU faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.
Maryland Today

Finding ‘Unity,’ Healing in Art

May 11, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Image of mural created by hundreds reeling from racist murder to be part of new Collins Plaza.