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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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CBS Saturday Morning July 28, 2025

A Visit to Where President Franklin D. Roosevelt Made the Historic Decision to Seek a Third Term

CBS Saturday Morning interviews Senior Lecturer of History Robert Chiles.
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.

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Arc Magazine

The Gods of Silicon Valley

September 24, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Lee Konstantinou authors opinion essay for Arc Magazine.
Maryland Today

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.

ARHU’s Julie O’Donnell Wright Honored With President’s Distinguished Service Award

September 17, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Wright is the “go-to person on virtually every question of finance and administration.”

The Baltimore Sun

What Was Baltimore’s Song of the Summer? It Depends How You Define It.

September 17, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Stephanie Shonekan weighs in.
Maryland Today

A ‘Proud’ Debut on an Illustrious NYC Stage for Maryland Opera Studio

September 13, 2024 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

At theater that premiered ‘Hamilton,’ student singers tell story of controversial Mexican leader.
Maryland Today

‘Mobile-izing’ a New Generation to the Ballot Box

September 11, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Campus pop-up helps register new voters and take the angst out of Election Day.
Maryland Today

Music Video ‘Immerses’ Viewers in Virtual Performance

September 06, 2024 Art

Faculty member evokes sensory crossovers with local indie band.

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
Maryland Today

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
Maryland Today

New Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers

August 30, 2024 Art History and Archaeology, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Researcher reveals how stereotypes were reinforced.