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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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New York Times

Alum's Book Listed Among New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2020

November 20, 2020 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Reginald Dwaye Betts' work Felon was selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Tamanika Ferguson Discusses Incarcerated Women and Media Activism

November 20, 2020 Communication

ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
Maryland Today

‘Fearless’ New Voices Take the Stage

November 19, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Festival showcases young playwrights.
Maryland Today

First Cousin

November 13, 2020 English

UMD English professor shares memories of vice president-elect Kamala Harris, and how their progressive, global family shaped their paths.
Business Insider

For Many Daughters of Immigrants, VP-Elect Kamala Harris Represents Hope

November 13, 2020 History

Professor of History Julie Greene is quoted in Business Insider.
Maryland Today

19 Seniors Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

November 12, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Program also honors favorite teacher, faculty mentors.
The Diamondback

Lakeland Community Heritage Project Leaders Teach City Council about Restorative Justice

November 11, 2020 Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Lakeland Community Heritage Project and MITH collaborate on a video about Lakeland's history.

Unpacking Race, Equity and Social Justice Through the Arts and Humanities

November 10, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Explore a range of classes taught this spring by ARHU faculty experts.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Julius Fleming, Jr. discusses his book, “Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Refusal to Wait for Freedom"

November 09, 2020 English

ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
The Washington Post

This Artist is Inspired by Landscape, Whether Terrestrial, Cosmic or Internal

November 04, 2020 University of Maryland Art Gallery

University of Maryland Art Gallery's online exhibition featured in the Washington Post.