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October 06, 2025 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.
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.
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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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An Artist's Vision in 'World Beyond'

October 05, 2020 Art History and Archaeology, Art

When not making ghastly sets on ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, alum crafts eye-popping costumes.

ARHU 2020 Service Award Winners Announced

October 02, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Five exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.

Marin Alsop Appointed First-Ever Music Director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival

October 01, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Trailblazing conductor will innovate programming, conduct multiple concerts and mentor emerging musicians.

Two ARHU Alumnae Granted ACLS Postdoc Fellowships

September 29, 2020 American Studies, English

American Council of Learned Societies Emerging Voices Fellows spend one year at leading humanities research universities.

5 UMCP-UMB Research Teams Awarded $500K in Grants to Address COVID-19

September 25, 2020 Communication

MPower projects to focus on testing, vaccines, telehealth, health communications.

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

New Major Immerses Students in Coding and Creativity

September 22, 2020 Art

First introductory course offered this fall, two more expected next spring.
Maryland Today

Women’s Studies Chooses Icon of Freedom as Namesake

September 17, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Abolitionist, suffragist Harriet Tubman symbolizes department’s commitment to values.
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.