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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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ARHU In The News

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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The Diamondback

Art Library Discussion Stresses Ire Over Dean's Decision To Close

October 16, 2014 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

This Diamondback Article Quotes Arhu Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill On The Art Library's Controversial Closure.
The Washington Post

‘Oh, God,’ A Touring Israeli Play, Comes To University Of Maryland

October 16, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Peter Marks of The Washington Post reviews this play hosted by the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies.

Jonathan D. Auerbach Is Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

October 07, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English

On November 13th, the English professor will lecture on social reform and propaganda in World War I.

Presidential Proclamation--National Arts And Humanities Month

September 30, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

President Obama declares October National Arts and Humanities Month.

Task Force Forms After Outcry Against Closing Two Maryland Libraries

September 29, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Students discuss the recent decision to close the art and architecture libraries.

Arhu 2014 Service Award Winners Announced

September 26, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014 service awards.

Making Contact - Shh!: Life In A State Of Surveillance (Encore)

September 22, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Hasan Elahi, associate professor of Art, weighs in on government surveillance in this radio feature from KPFA.org.

Maryland History Alumna Is Macarthur “Genius” For 2014

September 18, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Pamela O. Long receives MacArthur Fellowship for her investigations into the history of science.