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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 Diamondback

THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY URGED A UMD CROWD TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE

February 02, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Political activist Bobby Seale discussed organized resistance to discrimination and oppression.

ARHU Celebrates Black History Month

February 01, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Innovative research and programming at the college showcases African American culture and history.

Communication Technologies Have Changed How Humans Experience Time

January 31, 2018 American Studies

New research from UMD says waiting is essential to human connection, intimacy and knowledge.

UMD RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP CULTURAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

January 31, 2018 Arabic, College of Arts and Humanities, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Web-based materials in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian will prepare students to be global professionals.
The Diamondback

"I NEEDED THIS": GREIVIS VASQUEZ CHERISHED HIS RETURN TO XFINITY CENTER

January 30, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of American Studies alumni returns to College Park to promote charity work.

Spring 2018 ARHU Leadership Announcements

January 30, 2018 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Philosophy

Congratulations to the new leaders in the College of the Arts and Humanities.

Founding Black Panther Co-Chairmen and Famed Author Bobby Seale to Speak at UMD

January 29, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Seale will discuss the history of resistance from the 1960s to Trump in a public lecture.
The Diamondback

UMD AND BOWIE STATE'S UNITY MURAL IS ON DISPLAY AT THE STATE HOUSE

January 25, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The mural was a collaboration between the schools after Richard Collins' death.
AFP

TRUMP TAPS LONG HISTORICAL VEIN AGAINST IMMIGRATION

January 13, 2018 History

Julie Greene provides historical context for Trump's recent comments on immigration.
Daily American

YOUNG AMERICANS DON'T LIKE POLITICS AND PROTESTS, NEW SURVEY SHOWS

January 11, 2018 History, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Professor of History Robyn Leigh Muncy weighs in on new survey about young Americans.