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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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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.

Visual Arts And Design

April 03, 2013 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

UMD signs memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Corcoran Gallery of Art and its College of Art + Design to explore potential partnership.

Transferring A Legacy

April 03, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

Student funds scholarships to honor late parents.