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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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John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

August 29, 2024 Philosophy

The professor of philosophy was among the first to apply formal logic developed within artificial intelligence to address complex questions of moral reasoning.

The Atlantic

Trump Finds a New Benghazi

August 16, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum authors opinion piece for The Atlantic.
Maryland Today

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

August 07, 2024 History

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.

Terp Goes for Trampoline Gymnastics Glory

July 31, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Russian, criminology and criminal justice student competes in Paris Olympics.

Communication Professor Brooke Fisher Liu Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

July 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Liu leads diverse research teams to theorize and test risk and crisis communication.

Art-Science Projects to Explore Quantum Creativity

July 25, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Newly funded artistic collaborations seek to explain quantum concepts.

Driskell Center Awarded Nearly $690K to Create Institutional Archive, Digitize Newest Collections

July 24, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Grants expected to help solidify center's reputation as leading african american arts institution.
Maryland Today

A Good ‘Word’ for Public Engagement in Science

July 10, 2024 Linguistics

UMD, D.C.-area college students conduct interactive studies at D.C. language museum.
The New Republic

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

July 01, 2024 History

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
Washington Post

At Washington National Cathedral, Marin Alsop Delivers a Propulsive Ninth

July 01, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The music director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival led a program of Higdon and Beethoven, joined by the Heritage Signature Chorale.