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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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More Asian-Americans Are Identifying as Democrats, Survey Finds

More Asian-Americans Are Identifying As Democrats, Survey Finds

October 06, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

New research from American studies Professor Janelle Wong and her multi-campus research team.
The Diamondback

Umd Offers Weekly Shuttle Bus To The Philips Collection

October 06, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The Thursday shuttle is part of a strategic partnership with the art museum.

"Defending Giants": The Redwood Wars And Environmental Activism

October 05, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, History

New book from history Ph.D. alumnus Daren Spence examines late 20th century American environmental politics.
The Los Angeles Times

Asian American Voters Are Spurning Trump And Threatening To Spurn The Republican Party

October 05, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Research from American Studies faculty member Janelle Wong.

Claudia Rankine Shares Poetry & Discusses Everyday Racism

October 02, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD Writer's Block describes poet's visit to campus.

Poet & Macarthur Genius Claudia Rankine On Campus For Reading And Conversation At Umd

September 26, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

This event is a reading and timely discussion on the role of race, public education, art and citizenship.
The Baltimore Sun

Trump: Setting Immigration Back 90 Years

September 21, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Historian Julie Green unpacks the historical echos in Trump's immigration platform.
Taylor & Francis

Hilary Clinton'S Memoirs And The "Double Bind" Of Women In Politics

September 20, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Shawn J. Parry-Giles uncovers contrasting styles and common themes in Hilary Clinton's political memoirs.