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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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Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

Maryland Today

Leap Year Terps Tell All

February 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Terps born on Feb. 29 face odd questions, enjoy unique experiences.

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

TDPS’ ‘The Prom’ wins 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards

February 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The awards honor outstanding achievements in regional theater.
Maryland Today

Center of the Circle

February 26, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New Driskell Center exhibit showcases pioneering artist’s personal relationships with peers.
Arts for All

Accepting Submissions: Sadat Poetry and Music for Justice and Peace Competitions

February 26, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music

Awards offered to students for original poems and music.

Jorge Aguilar Mora, Professor Emeritus in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dies at 77

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aguilar Mora was a renowned Mexican essayist, literary critic, poet and novelist.

ARHU Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor and Administrator

February 23, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Charles “Charley” Rutherford served the university for 45 years.

The Diamondback

Driskell Center Exhibition Honoring ‘Driskell & Friends’ to Open

February 23, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Diamondback features the center's upcoming exhibition.
Maryland Today

The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard Of

February 16, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Alum's new play premieres at Arena Stage.