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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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WalletHub

2017's Best And Worst States For Women

February 27, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Prof. Robyn Muncy speaks on financial challenges facing women and how state level public policy agendas are addressing the issues.
Huffington Post

"Bad Dudes": Immigrants, Illegality, And Human Rights

February 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Julie Greene explores how perspectives on immigrants set the foundation for Trump's immigration policies.

Dean'S Statement On Executive Actions

February 06, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Thornton Dill responds to recent executive actions.

H-Diplo

Aristocracy, Oligarchy And Donald Trump

February 03, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

History professor Arthur Eckstein considers what ancient writers say about democracy and despotism.

Express Yourself! Student Expression Contest

February 02, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Contest fosters meaningful dialogue and critical thinking on race and racism.
The Diamondback

President Trump's Plan To Defund Two Endowments Threatens Umd Arts And Humanities Funding

January 26, 2017 History, American Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities, School of Music, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

At UMD, federal funding supports work being done in the "true public sphere, not just the elite public sphere."
WUSA9

The Kidney Project With Miss Maryland

January 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Adrianna David, theater and communications major and Miss Maryland, shares her personal story with the kidney project.

Collective Monument

January 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Onejoon, Nara Park and the DZT Collective investigate the global politics and aesthetics of monuments in the STAMP gallery.

Interview with Prof. Eric Adler

January 12, 2017 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor Eric Adler was recently interviewed by Inside Higher Education about his new book, Classics: The Culture Wars and Beyond, published by the University of Michigan Press. You can read the interview online here. 

Art Africa In Miami Showcases The Work Of Contemporary African American Artists

December 01, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Raison d’Art – A Celebration Of The Works Of David C. Driskell.