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College of Arts and Humanities

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

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October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.
September 25, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and alum Dawn Moore shares priorities, passions in conversation at UMD.
September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.
September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

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

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
August 29, 2024 Philosophy

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

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

August 07, 2024 History

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.
July 01, 2024 History

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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The Chronicle of Higher Education October 31, 2024

AI May Ruin the University as We Know It

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum on AI and ed-tech in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stories Beneath the Shell October 16, 2024

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
The Diamondback October 15, 2024

Zine Club Relaunch Invites Students to Create, Connect Through Design

BookLab Zine Club featured in The Diamondback.

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Assistant Professor of French Receives NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant to Create Digital Edition of Global Antislavery Periodical

December 06, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, College of Arts and Humanities, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Revue des Colonies was published in France between 1834 and 1842.
The Washington Post

In the Galleries: Exhibits Highlight Maternal Themes Past and Present

December 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland Art Gallery

The Washington Post reviews two exhibitions on display at the University of Maryland Art Gallery.

Review: Kyle Marshall’s History Lessons, in Fragments

December 01, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The New York Times highlighted M.F.A. Dance candidate Bree Breeden's performance.
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Begins Partnership with University of Maryland in ‘New Era for the Arts’

December 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music

Groundbreaking partnership featured in the Baltimore Sun.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Value of Humanities Degrees Goes Beyond Salary

December 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice writes about the importance of a humanities degree.

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram to Read From 'Negative Money'

December 01, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The poet will share some of their computational poetry Dec. 6.
Maryland Today

Take This Class! Disability Through a Different Lens

December 01, 2023 American Studies

Film class examines Hollywood’s problematic take on people with cognitive, physical challenges.
Maryland Today

$1.4M Mellon Foundation Grant Expands Black Digital Humanities at UMD

November 29, 2023 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, English

Initiative fosters broad range of scholarly, creative and experimental work at all levels–undergrad to faculty.

2023 Dean’s Scholars Awards Recipients

November 27, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU students celebrated for academic excellence.
Maryland Today

Indigenous Scholar Weaves ‘Futures of Flourishing’

November 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Newly arrived professor's lab seeks to expand understanding of Native cultures, history, practices.