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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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The Diamondback

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Talks Immigration, Refugees at UMD Lecture

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book is titled “The Refugees."
Maryland Today

A Refugee and a Storyteller

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Pulitzer Prize-winning author addresses complexities of refugee experience on Tuesday.

The Diamondback

Discussion with Stew Stewart at MilkBoy ArtHouse Questions Music’s Role in Social Change

October 22, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The singer-songwriter discussed political song for a politically charged population.
The Diamondback

Panel at MilkBoy ArtHouse Discusses the Role of the Music Critic in the Internet Age

October 19, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

When everyone’s a critic, do critics still matter?
The Post and Courier

‘Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs’ Author Will Deliver Charleston Lecture on Food Shaming

October 18, 2018 American Studies

American studies professor Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the cultural food shaming that exists in society.
The Writer's Bloc

"Little Shop of Horrors" Captivates at The Clarice

October 18, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The curtain closed for the last time at University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies’ adaptation of “Little Shop of Horrors” with a sold out performance at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday evening.
Maryland Today

Dishing on a Debut Broadway Run

October 17, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD alum and wife finish stint in “Waitress.”
Terp Magazine

Virtually Onstage

October 17, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

UMD artists and researchers open new views of opera.
The Diamondback

Polish Professor Shares His Research on Hasidic Judaism with UMD Community

October 16, 2018 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Marcin Wodziński spent 12 years mapping out pre-war Hasidism in Eastern Europe.