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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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East City Art

The Brentwood Arts Exchange Presents: "Impressed: New Visions In Printmaking"

November 30, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Art

Local exhibition features undergraduate printmakers from the Department of Art.

2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients

November 30, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities

The College of Arts & Humanities is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

With Plan In Hand, Students Renew Push For Native American Studies

November 29, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities

UM student efforts to reinstate Native American studies courses.
Diamondback

Star Speaker's Absence Doesn't Stifle Debate At Palestine Event

November 24, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Students and organizers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite the absence of PLO Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat. By Josh Cooper, DiamondbackPublished: November 24, 2010
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Alumni News: Old Face, New Place

November 23, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

Greivis Vasquez, AMST '10, Memphis Grizzlies guard, returned to D.C. to play Wizards at Verizon Center on UM themed night. 

Harvey B. Gantt Center For African-American Arts & Culture Hosts 30Th Annual Jazzy Holiday Luncheon

November 14, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus David C. Driskell wins 2010 Harvey B. Gantt Center Award.
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What Would You Do If Your Son Wanted To Be A Princess?

October 20, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

AMST prof Sheri Parks weighs in on national interest related to a Seattle family who allow their 5-year-old to wear dresses, sequins and pink. 

UM Welcomes Israeli Ambassador To The United States

October 13, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies