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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.

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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.
April 25, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

From Pilot Helmets to Plane Parts, Undergrad Preserves Aviation History in 3D

Intern at College Park Aviation Museum helps create digital experience for visitors.
April 18, 2025 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’
April 16, 2025 American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

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WJLA May 08, 2025

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.
The New York Times April 21, 2025

‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Secretive Process of Choosing a Pope

Associate Professor of History Piotr H. Kosicki weighs in on the accuracy of the film.
The Times April 02, 2025

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

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Historian Wins Book Prizes for Research on Soviet Kazakhstan

July 08, 2019 History

Sarah Cameron illuminates the causes and consequences of a devastating 1930s famine.

Mellon Foundation Awards $2M to Advance Black Studies and Digital Humanities

July 08, 2019 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities

Grant will expand research and mentor-training programs.

New Software to Digitize Persian and Arabic Materials

July 08, 2019 Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Mellon Foundation grant will support development of Persian and Arabic digitization software with two-year, $800k grant.

Maryland Today

2019 University of Maryland-Phillips Collection Fellowships Awarded

July 08, 2019 College of Arts and Humanities

Postdoctoral fellowships provide access to art collection and leadership programs.
Maryland Today

Historian: “Hamilton” the Ultimate Teachable Moment

July 08, 2019 History

Professor travels country parsing popular musical’s merits.
HuffPost

It’s Great That We Talk About ‘Food Deserts’ — But It Might Be Time To Stop

July 04, 2019 American Studies

Food access is a systemic issue with racial, cultural and socioeconomic roots, so let’s not assume that a grocery store will solve the problem.

2019–20 Season at The Clarice Announced

July 02, 2019 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Performances explore themes around gender, diversity and politics.
The Guardian

Carnegie Medal Goes to First Writer of Color in Its 83-year History

June 18, 2019 English

Dominican-American Elizabeth Acevedo wins prestigious children’s award for "The Poet X," while Jackie Morris takes illustration prize for "The Lost Words."
The Washington Post

How Jennifer Wexton became the ‘patron saint of the transgender community’

June 16, 2019 History

And why some Republicans in Northern Virginia are irked by the congresswoman’s focus on the issue.
The Washington Post

Building diversity into the mandate: How NOI trains for 21st-century orchestras

June 16, 2019 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

From new recordings to a quartet in a bar, works by Piston, Gershwin and Jessie Montgomery point the way.