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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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Maryland Today

Spanish Professor Retakes the Stage

November 20, 2023 Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts and Humanities

Concert in Chile to reunite his influential 1990s rap group.
The Diamondback

UMD Professor Exhibits Large-Scale Sculptures in New DC Exhibition

November 20, 2023 Art

The Diamondback features Art Professor Foon Sham and his new DC exhibition.

Crystal Davis is ‘Biased About Bias’

November 17, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The associate professor of dance says that transparency around bias will ultimately create more welcoming and inclusive dance classrooms.
Maryland Today

'The Crown' Says Cheerio

November 16, 2023 History

UMD expert on British television reflects on the series’ treatment of the royals.

‘A Bicycle Country’ delivers a surreal depiction of immigration at Clarice

November 16, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Diamondback features "A Bicycle Country."

A Tuneful Alternative to Beep-Beep-Beep

November 15, 2023 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Professor and student bring sing-alongs to children in hospital
Maryland Today

Accolades: Faculty and Staff Awards and Honors

November 15, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

A roundup of recent accomplishments.

A Gift of Beauty Runs through ‘A Bicycle Country’ by Nilo Cruz at UMD

November 13, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The play takes place in Cuba at a time of deprivation, but director Fatima Quander makes sure that beauty and comfort share center stage.

David Obajemu ’25 Aspires to Bring Social Change Through Storytelling

November 13, 2023 Art

The immersive media designer says technologies like AR and VR have the potential to create empathy, understanding.

Maryland Today

An Enduring Call to Serve

November 10, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Military experiences shape Terp veterans’ work at UMD.