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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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The New York Times

Dark Roots Of A Pop Master's Sunshine

April 17, 2013 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Of Art History And Archaeology Joshua Shannon Is Quoted For His Essay In A New Volume On Claes Oldenburg.
USA Today

In Israel, Staying Alert For Terror Is A Way Of Life

April 17, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies Director, Yoram Peri, says similar tactics could be used in the U.S.

Message From The Dean: Charley Rutherford Announces Retirement

April 12, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

A 45-year veteran of the college and associate dean for faculty affairs announces intent to retire.

Guggenheim For Josh Weiner!

April 11, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Professor Joshua Weiner is a 2013 recipient of a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

ARHU Announces Foxworth Creative Enterprise Grants

April 09, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

College partners with Domonique ‘04 and Ashley ‘06 Foxworth to drive innovation in the arts and humanities.

Departments Recognized In 2013 U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program Rankings

April 08, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Departments of English and History at the University of Maryland have been recognized as leaders in graduate studies.

Jane Henson, 1934-2013 - A Life Full Of Love, Muppets

April 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

Jane Nebel Henson, university alumna, philanthropist and co-creator of the Muppets, died in her Connecticut home Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

ARHU Insights with Sahar Khamis

April 05, 2013 Communication

Research explores how Arab women fueled the Egyptian Revolution through cyberactivism.

Transferring A Legacy

April 03, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

Student funds scholarships to honor late parents.