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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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2013-2014 Graduate All-S.T.A.R. Fellowship Recipients

May 16, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Philosophy

ARHU graduate students receive prestigious Graduate All-S.T.A.R. Fellowship.

History Professor Receives President’S Commission On Ethnic Minority Issues Award

May 15, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Professor Lisa Mar accepts 2013 Faculty Minority Achievement Award.
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University Of Maryland Students Showcase Works Of Art In Long Branch Neighborhood

May 14, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland art and architecture students created 10 public art installations to help revitalize Montgomery County's Long Branch neighborhood.

2013-2014 Research And Scholarship Semester Award Recipients

May 13, 2013 History, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

ARHU faculty members win prestigious Research and Scholarship Semester Award.

2013-2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor Of The Year Award Recipients

May 13, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards.

2013-2014 Outstanding Director Of Graduate Studies Award Recipient

May 13, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

ARHU faculty member wins the prestigious Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies Award.

2013-2014 Research And Scholarship Summer Award Recipients

May 13, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

ARHU faculty members win prestigious Research and Scholarship Summer Award.

2013-2014 Creative And Performing Arts Award Recipients

May 13, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music

ARHU graduate faculty members receive prestigious Creative and Performing Arts Award.