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American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.

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April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

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.

April 07, 2025 Communication

Cyberfeminism in the Age of TikTok

Associate Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis on how the social media platform has fueled feminist activism around the world.

April 01, 2025 Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

Faculty, students collaborate with NASA on interactive installation at Kennedy Center.
March 27, 2025 Linguistics

Linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz Named AAAS Fellow

Honor recognizes his distinguished contributions to linguistics and language science.
March 13, 2025 English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

Renowned Crime Novelist Returns to the Scene

At campus event, George Pelecanos ’80 discusses writing craft and UMD memories.
March 10, 2025 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Italian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

‘Cinephile heaven’: Il Cinema Ritrovato honors film legend Marlene Dietrich

This year’s festival stop at UMD hosted a day commemorating German-American actress Marlene Dietrich and her unforgettable contributions to cinema.
March 04, 2025 Communication

Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas!

New research by communication professor Carina Zelaya aims to improve sexual and reproductive health communication among Latinx families.
March 04, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art of Feminist Thought

Exploring art and activism through the lens of feminist theory in a course from UMD’s Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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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.

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise March 28, 2025

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise
NPR March 26, 2025

"Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan” Receives an Honorable Mention from the Gracie Awards

Hosted by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, the podcast analyzes songs and their covers.

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Usm Board Of Regents Unanimously Approves Art-Sociology Building Name Change

October 08, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

The Art-Sociology Building will be renamed after Parren Mitchell, the first black graduate student of UMD.

The 2015 Pragda Film Festival

October 07, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

This year's program includes diverse films from both new and established Ibero American film makers
The Diamondback

Umd To Announce Partnership With The Phillips Collection

October 05, 2015 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD to partner with The Phillips Collection to create new arts courses and open art storage facility.
The Diamondback

Umd Responds To Baltimore Unrest With Collaborative Art Exhibit

September 29, 2015 American Studies, Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD faculty and students weigh in on Baltimore riots and respond with a communitywide art project.

Wallace Loh Forms A Work Group To Help Consider Renaming Byrd Stadium

September 24, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill chairs a work group to assess renaming the stadium.

Angela Davis Delivers Sold-Out Lecture In Stamp To 1,000

September 24, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

The activist and feminist addressed topics such as racism, animal rights and feminism.
The Charlotte Observer

Historian Ira Berlin Challenges Emancipation Assumptions

September 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Berlin provides an important reinterpretation of “the transformation of millions of men and women from property to person.”
TERP

Questioning The Bomb

September 16, 2015 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

Poster exhibition takes on nuclear proliferation.

2015 Arhu Leadership Appointments

September 16, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, National Foreign Language Center

Congratulations to the new leaders in the College of Arts and Humanities!
The New York Times

Ira Berlin’S “The Long Emancipation” Reviewed By The Ny Times

September 15, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Ira Berlin's new book, "The Lomg Emancipitation," discusses the demise of slavery in the U.S. and the movement for emancipation.