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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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Foxworth Creative Enterprise Grants Announced

December 19, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Grants will fund courses to embolden communities through arts and humanities.
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Casey Foundation Grant Aims To Improve Minority Rates Among Faculty

December 02, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

This article quotes Ruth Zambrana, director of the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity.

Battling Terrorism Through Research

December 01, 2014 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Arabic

ARHU students intern with a Department of Homeland Security terrorism research program at University of Maryland-based Center of Excellence

Arhu Appoints Inaugural Cabinet

December 01, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Members' diversity will help advance arts and humanities goals.

Battling Terrorism Through Research

December 01, 2014 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Arabic

ARHU students intern with a Department of Homeland Security terrorism research program at University of Maryland-based Center of Excellence

German Major awarded ARHU Dean's Senior Scholar Award

November 17, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

German Major Raleigh Joyner was awarded the competitive and prestigious ARHU Dean’s Senior Scholar Award this year