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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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June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

May 21, 2024 Art

Using Art to Transform ‘Something So Ugly’ into ‘Something So Beautiful’

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
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ARHU In The News

The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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2013-2014 Dr. James W. Longest Memorial Award For Social Science Research Recipient

May 30, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

An ARHU graduate student receives the 2013-2014 Dr. James W. Longest Memorial Award for Social Science Research.

Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award Recipient

May 29, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Department of English Professor Marilee Lindemann receives the 2013 Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.

Game Theory: Jane Austen Had It First

May 22, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Laura J. Rosenthal, a specialist in 18th-century British literature weighs in on Jane Austen and Game Theory.

2013 Undergraduate Studies Program Teaching Award

May 21, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

American Studies Assistant Professor Christina Hanhardt receives the Undergraduate Studies Program Teaching Award.

Department Of English Commencement Speaker Featured In The Washington Post

May 21, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Department of English's commencement speaker Jamie Lee gave an honest speech about the moment she became satisfied with her choice of study.

Department Of History Relay Team Takes First Place In Terrapin Triathlon

May 20, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Congratulations goes out to the Department of History for their first place win at the Terrapin Triathlon relay race!

2013 Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards

May 20, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, History

History Professor Lisa Mar and the Department of American Studies accept 2013 Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards presented by the President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues.