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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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June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

May 21, 2024 Art

Using Art to Transform ‘Something So Ugly’ into ‘Something So Beautiful’

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
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ARHU In The News

The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOS!

February 10, 2018 Classics

Students who recently returned from the Classics Winterterm study abroad program in Italy have posted their entries in our photo contest!  Go to the album on the Classics Department Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a....
The Washington Informer

ARTISTS TAKE A LOOK AT SELF IN NEW EXHIBITION

February 07, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viewers see connection between artist and surroundings.
The Washington Post

TDPS IN 2018 HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATIONS

February 05, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD students, faculty and alumni recognized in Washington, DC theatre community.
The Diamondback

Press Release: Portraits of Who We Are

February 04, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present Portraits of Who We Are

Recent ARHU Faculty Awards

February 02, 2018

See Awards Your Colleagues Have Won
The Diamondback

THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY URGED A UMD CROWD TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE

February 02, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Political activist Bobby Seale discussed organized resistance to discrimination and oppression.

ARHU Celebrates Black History Month

February 01, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Innovative research and programming at the college showcases African American culture and history.

Communication Technologies Have Changed How Humans Experience Time

January 31, 2018 American Studies

New research from UMD says waiting is essential to human connection, intimacy and knowledge.

UMD RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP CULTURAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

January 31, 2018 Arabic, Arabic Flagship, College of Arts and Humanities, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Web-based materials in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian will prepare students to be global professionals.
The Diamondback

"I NEEDED THIS": GREIVIS VASQUEZ CHERISHED HIS RETURN TO XFINITY CENTER

January 30, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of American Studies alumni returns to College Park to promote charity work.