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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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The Listening Post

ARRESTED, BANNED, EXILED: EGYPT'S DISSENTING VOICES

February 24, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

With presidential elections due next month, dissent has all but disappeared in Sisi's Egypt.
Eater

"UGLY DELICIOUS" DELVES INTO THE COMPLICATED HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN STAPLE IN "FRIED CHICKEN"

February 23, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the complex history of fried chicken.
The Boston Globe

IN THIS FICTIONAL TOWN, THE CONSEQUENCES OF A SCHOOL SHOOTING ARE ALL TOO REAL

February 20, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Jennifer Barclay’s “Ripe Frenzy” could be considered prescient if the event it describes wasn’t so depressingly routine.

For the Birds: Do We Choose Who We Love?

February 13, 2018 English

Emotions and science were closely linked in medieval literature.
Al Jazeera International

HOW DOES THE U.S. PERCEIVE EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE?

February 11, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Sahar Khamis weighs in on U.S. perceptions of the Egyptian presidential race.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOS!

February 10, 2018 Classics

Students who recently returned from the Classics Winterterm study abroad program in Italy have posted their entries in our photo contest!  Go to the album on the Classics Department Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a....
The Washington Informer

ARTISTS TAKE A LOOK AT SELF IN NEW EXHIBITION

February 07, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viewers see connection between artist and surroundings.
The Washington Post

TDPS IN 2018 HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATIONS

February 05, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD students, faculty and alumni recognized in Washington, DC theatre community.
The Diamondback

Press Release: Portraits of Who We Are

February 04, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present Portraits of Who We Are

Recent ARHU Faculty Awards

February 02, 2018

See Awards Your Colleagues Have Won