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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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Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building Renaming Becomes Platform For Byrd Stadium Debate

December 03, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

Student protestors and members of the Mitchell family speak on renaming the stadium.

Alumni Spotlight: Sean Zehmer

November 30, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

English Language and Literature and Germanic Studies, 2011

The Frederick Douglass Statue Could Be Tied To Social Change At Umd

November 29, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

How the Frederick Douglass statue may represent university strides in promoting social justice.

Message From The Dean: Video Celebrating Frederick Douglass

November 23, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

The University of Maryland celebrated the legacy and life of abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.

Chloe Isaac: A Leading Terp

November 23, 2015 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

ARHU ambassador and College Park Scholar Chloe Isaac proves that Terps move fast.

Umd Honors Frederick Douglass With Statue, Square

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

The Frederick Douglass Square and statue were dedicated in a ceremony today at the University of Maryland.

Frederick Douglass Statue Revealed At College Park Campus

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Douglass Center

As activists call for social justice on the nation’s college campuses, the University of Maryland, College Park has set aside a place designed for “reflection and agitation.”

Umd Dedicates New Frederick Douglass Statue

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

A monumental day for the University of Maryland: the school dedicated its new Frederick Douglass Statue and Frederick Douglass Square on campus.

University Of Maryland Dedicates Frederick Douglass Square To Honor Maryland’S Native Son

November 18, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

7 1/2-foot-tall bronze Douglass statue to be unveiled, memorializing Douglass as an enduring role model for social justice.