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Art, Art History and Archaeology, Arts for All

Making Acquaintances Through Photographs

At the Stamp Gallery, a new, student-curated exhibition turns strangers in D.C. into main characters.

Featured News

July 06, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, Digital Cultures & Creativity, English, Honors Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Fall 2026 Leadership Appointments

The College of Arts and Humanities announces new leadership appointments.
June 17, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, ARHU2

NOI Philharmonic to Make Carnegie Hall Debut

Orchestra of UMD’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival will perform under renowned conductor Marin Alsop.
June 17, 2026 ARHU2, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

New $10M Gift From Smith Family Expands Legacy at UMD

Longtime benefactors boost support of performing arts, business school.
May 29, 2026 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

How Tomatoes Became Part of Egypt’s Culinary Story

In her award-winning book “Nile Nightshade,” Assistant Professor of Arabic Anny Gaul traces the tomato’s path to Egypt and explores how it became central to home kitchens across the country.
May 27, 2026 History, Linguistics

Richard Bell and Valentine Hacquard Named 2026 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.
May 20, 2026 American Studies

After a Life-Changing Accident, Brian Cooperman ’26 Found a New Path Through American Studies

The graduating senior focused his honors thesis on disability access and is planning for a future in advocacy law.
May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
May 04, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

What Can Science Fiction Teach Us About AI?

Alexis Lothian developed the 300-level course “Artificial Intelligence Otherwise” with support from a seed grant from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
April 29, 2026 Arts for All, English

How Stories Can Help Us Face Climate Change

Doctoral student Rashi Maheshwari discusses why literature, art and community matter in an era of environmental crisis.

ARHU In The News

June 17, 2026

6 Times the Father’s Day Celebrations for a UMD Dad

Meet This Music Professor’s Half-Dozen Kids, All Terps
USA Today May 27, 2026

Here's Why People Are Booing College Commencement Speakers This Year

Fabrizio Cariani, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, weighs in.
The Christian Science Monitor May 12, 2026

America at 250: A Declaration of Ideals Reset the World – and Still Resonates Today

Professor of History Richard Bell speaks to The Christian Science Monitor.

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World Wide Reb

May 27, 2026 History

In new book, historian depicts American Revolution as global war.

Richard Bell and Valentine Hacquard Named 2026 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

May 27, 2026 History, Linguistics

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.

Driskell Center Receives $225,000 Getty Foundation Grant

May 22, 2026 Arts for All, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The grant will support digitization, archival processing and expanded public access across The Driskell Center Archives.

TDPS Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Helen Hayes Awards

May 21, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

These annual awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, D.C. region.

After a Life-Changing Accident, Brian Cooperman ’26 Found a New Path Through American Studies

May 20, 2026 American Studies

The graduating senior focused his honors thesis on disability access and is planning for a future in advocacy law.
Terp Magazine

Made About America

May 20, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

On nation’s 250th anniversary, UMD celebrates and reflects through the arts.

Sydney Mitchell ’26 Reflects on Her Storytelling Journey at Maryland

May 20, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, English, ARHU2

From reading poetry on stage to researching the region’s jazz scene, the English major explored storytelling through writing, music and research.
Maryland Today

‘A Close Observer of Humankind’

May 15, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Magazine editor and poet honored as University Medalist.
The Christian Science Monitor

America at 250: A Declaration of Ideals Reset the World – and Still Resonates Today

May 12, 2026 History

Professor of History Richard Bell speaks to The Christian Science Monitor.
Maryland Today

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.