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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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Four Arhu Seniors Recognized As Merrill Presidential Scholars With Faculty

November 25, 2013 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

The scholarship honors the university’s most successful seniors and designated faculty members who served as their mentors.

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity: Task Force Report And College Implementation Plan

November 05, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

A series of recommendations from the college’s Diversity Task Force as well as the Dean’s implementation response, all to support a diverse and inclusive College of Arts and Humanities.

Washington Post Columnist Receives Arhu Distinguished Alumnus Award

October 28, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

In his column, “John Kelly’s Washington,” English major John Kelly ’84 takes a look at Washington’s less-famous side.

"Frankenstein" Discovers New Life In Digital Archive

October 25, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) with its partenrs creates a digital Shelley-Godwin Archive.

2013-2014 Scholarship Recipients

October 24, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

The College of Arts Humanities is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Senior Scholars, Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

It’s Alive! Shelley-Godwin Digital Archive

October 24, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

UMD partners with New York Public Library and the Bodleian to digitize original Shelley family manuscripts, starting with Mary Shelley’s iconic Frankenstein.
Aljazeera

Updated: Experts Reflect On Egypt'S Turmoil

October 18, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

A cross section of Middle East analysts including UMD Communication Professor Sahar Khamis discuss the implications of the latest wave of violence in Egypt.
Al Arabiya

Press Eject: Did 'Harsh' Egyptian Media Help Topple Mursi?

October 18, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Communication Professor Dr. Sahar Khamis weighs in on the dramatic overthrow of Egyptian leader Mohammad Mursi.