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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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MacArthur Foundation

Pamela O. Long: Historian Of Science And Technology

September 17, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

This profile of the MacArthur Fellows Program awardee includes her educational history: B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
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Pamela Long, D.C. Historian, Among Macarthur Foundation 'Genius Grant' Award Winners

September 17, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Long received a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the Department of History at the University of Maryland.

A Time And Place

September 15, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Two UMD professors, Ronit Eisenbach of Architecture and Sharon Mansur of Dance, explored the intersection of community and change in Silver Spring.

Umd Communication Professor Named Fellow Of The International Communication Association

September 10, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Professor Edward L. Fink is first UMD faculty member to receive this recognition.
The Diamondback

Miller Center Sets Guest Speaker Fall Schedule

September 10, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

The university center is revamping its events this semester to attract the attention of undergraduate students.

Press Release: Robert Blackburn: Passages

September 10, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland is pleased to organize the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of influential artist and master print maker Robert Hamilton Blackburn (1920-2003): Robert Blackburn: Passages.

Maryland Grad Wins Outstanding Dissertation Award In Communication

September 04, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Dr. Adam S. Richards received the Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Communication Association.
The Diamondback

Students Debate Volatile Situation In Gaza

September 04, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

A group of 150 students, faculty and guest panelists gathered in the Stamp Student Union's Atrium to discuss the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

2014-2015 New Faculty Appointments

September 03, 2014 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty cohort to UMD.