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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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Washington Jewish Week

I Shall Not Hate; A Theatrical Presentation And Discussion

February 08, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

The Mosaic Theater Company of DC and the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies will discuss and present a personal story about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Museums Must Reach Into Communities

February 05, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun discusses the importance of the UMD-Phillips Collection partnership and the NEH-funded "Baltimore Stories" project.
The Diamondback

Umd Professor Sahar Khamis Leads Interfaith Dialogue At Bethesda Church

January 31, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Sahar Khamis led an interfaith talk to address facts and falsehoods about Islam.

Survey Finds More Than Half Of Students Text And Drive

January 31, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities

Public health school study revealed that 52 percent of UMD students surveyed said they have texted and driven in the past month.
IPI Global Observatory

The Iran-Saudi-Us Balancing Act: Something Must Give

January 29, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Paul Scham, executive director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies at UMD, discusses conflict in Iran and Saudi Arabia and its effect on US ties.
The Diamondback

Tawes Hall Is Now Home To American Studies Department, More Classrooms

January 28, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

There are six new classrooms and more office space for the American studies department.

Words To Savor

January 15, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Alum pushes the boundaries of food criticism.
Terp Magazine

A Modern Partnership

January 15, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD and The Phillips Collection join forces to increase collaboration in the arts and humanities.