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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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UMD LEADS A STUDY ON IMPROVING HPV VACCINATION RATES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS

April 30, 2018 Center for Health and Risk Communication, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

A $2.2 million grant will support research on improving cancer prevention through socially and culturally specific communication strategies.
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Backing Beyoncé

April 30, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Guitarist plays in band at historic Coachella performance.
The Diamondback

Immersive Art Spring Exhibition Combined the Worlds of Stem and Art

April 30, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

ART x TECH pushed boundaries to turn technology into creativity.

Book published by Prof. Jorge Bravo

April 28, 2018 Classics

Congratulations to Professor Jorge J. Bravo III, whose book, Excavations at Nemea IV:  The Shrine of Opheltes, has just been published by the University of California Press. 
Her Campus

Partisan Identity is the Most Important: A Speech from NPR's Mara Liasson

April 21, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Chaos, polarization and resistance were focus points of an NPR journalist’s speech Wednesday at the University of Maryland, where she discussed the status of journalism under president Donald Trump’s administration.
TERP

“Triumph” of Collaboration

April 20, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Graduate students bring 400-year-old artwork to life.
New York Times

TRAILBLAZERS IN POLITICS AND CIVIL RIGHTS

April 19, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Robert Chiles', a lecturer in the department of history, new book is featured in the New York Times.
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Two UMD Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 18, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

David C. Driskell has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Graduate School

Lane Windham Wins the 2018 David Montgomery Award

April 17, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Lane Windham, '15 History, won this year's David Montgomery Award for her book about American labor and working-class history.
Stories Beneath the Shell

‘Like drinking from a firehose’: NPR Journalist Speaks About Reporting in the Era of Donald Trump

April 14, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

NPR journalist speaks about reporting in the era of Donald Trump.