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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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Fall 2017 Arhu Leadership Announcements

October 10, 2017 History, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Linguistics, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

New leadership appointments for the 2017-18 academic year.
The Diamondback

Review: "Unto Itself" Isn't Your Typical Installation Art

September 27, 2017 Art History and Archaeology, Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities

Exhibition Captivates Audience With Black-And-White-Printed Text.
Boise State Public Radio

Artist Visits Boise To Explore Ideas Of Western Expansion And Surveillance

September 26, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Art professor Hasan Elahi spoke about his FBI interrogation experience.

Drink In Sight Of Massive Chandelier Made Of Recycled Water Bottles At Unh

September 21, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Willie Cole's traveling exhibition is now on display at the University of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Union Leader Online

Drink In Sight Of Massive Chandelier Made Of Recycled Water Bottles At Unh

September 20, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Willie Cole's traveling exhibition is now on display at the University of New Hampshire.
Boise Weekly

Hasan Elahi On Digital Privacy

September 20, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Elahi explores hiding in plain sight and smartphones as master spies.
The Diamondback

Umd And Bowie State Team Up To Create Unity Mural

September 17, 2017 Art, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

The mural comes after the murder of Bowie State University student Richard Collins on this university's campus in May.
TERP

Healing After Hate

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Faculty, staff and students' thoughts on hate in America and on college campuses, and how to move forward.

Arhu Year In Review 2016-17

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Learn about some of the college's highlights over the 2016-17 academic year.

Arhu 2017 Service Award Winners Announced

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Six exceptional faculty, staff and students received an annual ARHU service award.