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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 Memoriam: Robert Griffith, 1940-2011

February 02, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Message from the dean regarding the passing of former dean of the college Robert Griffith.

Michael Dirda Appointed 2011 Petrou Reader-In-Residence

January 26, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Washington Post columnist joins UMD English Department as spring Petrou Reader-in-Residence.
The Huffington Post

Israel As A "Mansion In The Jungle"

January 24, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

UMD's Israel Studies Director Yoram Peri weighs in on Israel's Ehud Barak and his recent decisions.
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University Of Maryland To Release Three Major Middle East Attitude Surveys

December 06, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

UM faculty featured in "Attitudes Toward the Middle East Peace Process: Surveys of Arab and Jewish Opinion in Israel and Public Opinion in the U.S."WHAT:
La Voz Latina

D.C. Latino Tour

December 04, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

ARHU prof develops tour to highlight and chronicle history of D.C. Latino community.By Darlene ReyesStaff Writer, La Voz Latina 

The Exchange: R. Dwayne Betts On Prison, Poetry, And Justice

December 03, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Dwayne Betts an ARHU Poetry Lecturer writes "A Question of Freedom" which describes his troubled childhood in prison.

Laroche Awarded 2011 John L. Cotter Award

December 03, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

Society for Historical Archaeology awards AMST professor Cheryl LaRoche the prestigious John L. Cotter Award. 

Position Announcement: Dean, College Of Arts & Humanities

December 03, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities

UM invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean, College of Arts & Humanities.