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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.

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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.

March 03, 2025 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Rediscovering the Big Screen

Five-day festival brings restored cinematic gems to UMD.
February 04, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD Awarded $3.6M Mellon Foundation Grant to Advance Indigenous Archives

Project will develop tools, standards and reparative practices to restore Indigenous histories.
February 04, 2025 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, University of Maryland Art Gallery

A Well-Framed Career for Driskell Center Staffer

Art grad’s print to be featured in spring exhibition.
February 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center, History

New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership

Associate Professor of History Quincy Mills on the future of the center.

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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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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.
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.