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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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McGill Publications

Four Burning Questions With Sahar Khamis Expert On Arab And Muslim Media

January 31, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Assistant Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis interviews with McGill Publications.
New Hampshire News

Audio: Feminist Spring

January 31, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Assistant Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis shares her insight about female activism in the Arab spring uprisings.
The Diamondback

UMD art galleries: Don't Miss Out

January 30, 2013 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

The art galleries at UMD provide students with a cultural escape on the campus.
Baltimore Sun

Art Gossip for Sunday, February 10

January 22, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

UMD art professor and director of DCC to open exhibit in Baltimore.

ARHU Insights with Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak

January 21, 2013 Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak shares his research on the multifaceted history of Persian literature.
Maryland International

Maryland Students Win Record Number Of Gilman Scholarships To Study Abroad

January 14, 2013 History, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian

Four students from College of Arts and Humanities awarded Spring 2013 Gilman Scholarships.

English Professor Awarded Neh Fellowship

January 09, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD English Professor Vessela Valiavitcharska awarded "Fellowship for University Teachers" to continue her research on Byzantine rhetoric.

Arts And Humanities Dean Term Extended

December 13, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Thornton Dill term extended to June 30, 2016.

2013-14 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

December 04, 2012 American Studies, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Numerous ARHU faculty received Creative and Performing Arts Awards (CAPAA) or Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA) for 2013-14.