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College of Arts and Humanities

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

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October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.
September 25, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and alum Dawn Moore shares priorities, passions in conversation at UMD.
September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.
September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
August 29, 2024 Philosophy

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

The professor of philosophy was among the first to apply formal logic developed within artificial intelligence to address complex questions of moral reasoning.

August 07, 2024 History

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.
July 01, 2024 History

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education October 31, 2024

AI May Ruin the University as We Know It

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum on AI and ed-tech in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stories Beneath the Shell October 16, 2024

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
The Diamondback October 15, 2024

Zine Club Relaunch Invites Students to Create, Connect Through Design

BookLab Zine Club featured in The Diamondback.

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Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine Getting NYC Revival

March 25, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS alum Felicia Curry '00 and Kedren Spencer '10 in the award-winning production "Fabulation" this April.

TDPS Students and Alums Honored By 2023 New Hampshire Theater Awards

March 15, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Andres Poch M.F.A. ’22 won outstanding scenic design in a community production.

7 Trailblazing Women from US History You Should Know, According to ARHU Historians

March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

This Women’s History Month, learn about pioneers whose stories aren’t often told.

Professor Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Hoa Nguyen ’91 Receive Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists

March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

They’re among four poets internationally to receive the award.

First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award Supports Doctoral Student’s Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession

March 11, 2024 American Studies

Devon Betts, an American studies Ph.D. student, studies race, HIV prevention, queer theory, digital humanities and more.

The Diamondback

UMD Screens Restored Surrealist Film During International Festival Tour

March 11, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian, College of Arts and Humanities

The Diamondback spotlights the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour film festival.
Diamondback News

UMD Hosts Panel to Honor Legacy of Harriet Tubman, Highlight Artists and Activists

March 11, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland community members came together Sunday to discuss identity politics, reclaiming agency and the nuances of autonomy during a panel commemorating the life and legacy of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Truthout

What Haiti Needs Is Human Rights Support—Not More Military Interventions

March 07, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Cécile Accilien publishes her analysis in Truthout.

At UMD, Cross-Gender-Cast ‘Men on Boats’ Sail Wonderfully into the New West

March 04, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

DC Theater Arts reviews TDPS' production of "Men on Boats."