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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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Making Up For Lost Time

March 13, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Former inmate finds success as a poet.
The Diamondback

Junior Launches Electric Music Blog, Dj Company Electric Squeeze

March 12, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Junior history major Julian Ragland is the creative force behind the local electric dance music blog and promotion company Electric Squeeze.

Senior Debuts Film, Aesthetic, Based On His Own Relationship

March 11, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

Senior film studies major debuts film based on his own relationship.

The Eyes Have It

March 08, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

An English professor’s effort to confirm only the second known photo of Emily Dickinson is offering a new look at the reclusive poet.

African American Art In Prince George'S County

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center presents African American art as a constant feature in the cultural scene of Prince George's County.

2013-2014 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Arabic, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU students receive prestigious Fulbright award.

2013-2014 National Fellowships And Scholarships

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU students win prestigious national awards.

The Art Galley Announces Network Of Mutuality: 50 Years Post-Birmingham

March 05, 2013 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

Exhibition examines notions of race, representation, and otherness through contemporary art and graphic design.

2012-13 Recipients Of James F. Harris Arts And Humanities Visionary Scholarship Announced

March 01, 2013 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Three ARHU students awarded first-ever James F. Harris Visionary Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the arts and humanities.