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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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Civil Rights Activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault Shares Integration Experience

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

Celebrated journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks at the David C. Driskell Center about integration at the University of Georgia.

2014-2015 Arhu Fulbright Recipients

April 10, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Stay tuned for continuous updates on the ARHU Fulbright awardees.

Meet Our Students: Amber Ferguson

April 09, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, History

History major Amber Ferguson '14 speaks about her Maryland experience.
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Gertrude Stein Questionnaire: Dawn Gavin

April 05, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

An interview with Dawn Gavin, Baltimore-based artist and associate professor in the Department of Art.

Perla M. Guerrero Wins Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

April 04, 2014 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Assistant Professor in American Studies speaks about her fellowship and research on community, ethnicity and public space.

Umd Professor Honored For Contributions To African-American Studies

April 03, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Distinguished University Professor Ira Berlin awarded the 2014 W.E.B. Du Bois Medal by Harvard University's Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.

Driskell Center Hosts Award-Winning Global Journalist

April 02, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

World-renowned journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault will lecture at the David C. Driskell center on Wednesday, April 9th.

Graphic Design Undergraduates Win American Advertising Awards In Washington, D.C.

April 02, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Four students won a Student Gold ADDYs for Package Design and Book Design from the American Advertising Federation.

Emancipation'S Long Foreshadowing

March 27, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Ira Berlin visits Harvard for a three-day lecture series and wins the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal.