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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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UMD Students Design And Create Public Art

May 03, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Art and architecture students constructed ten temporary sculptures to revitalize Montgomery County’s Long Branch Neighborhood and stimulate community engagement.

UMD Students Design And Create Public Art

May 03, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Art and architecture students constructed ten temporary sculptures to revitalize Montgomery County’s Long Branch Neighborhood and stimulate community engagement.

Sangeeta Ray Wins Dgs Award

April 29, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Sangeeta Ray receives the inaugural campus-wide Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies Award for 2013.

ARHU Insights with Colin Phillips

April 29, 2013 Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center

Research explores the complex yet seemingly effortless way we understand language.

Longtime Arhu Benefactor, Jack Kay, Passes At 87

April 24, 2013 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

ARHU is saddened by the news of the passing of alumna and benefactor Jack Kay '47.

2013-2014 Beinecke Scholarship Recipient

April 18, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Linguistics, Philosophy

ARHU student receives prestigious Beinecke Scholarship.
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.