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College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

A New Spin on an Enduring Protest Album

ARHU dean’s new book examines messages of Fela Kuti.

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May 21, 2025 Art History and Archaeology

A Future in Conservation

At UMD, graduating senior Lylah Messinger restored a 2,500-year-old Etruscan vase. Now she’s headed to graduate school in London.

May 20, 2025 Communication

From Fan to Force in Sports Media

Graduating senior Connor Perkins leverages creativity, drive and a love of sports to carve his path in digital content creation.

May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
April 26, 2025 Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.
April 25, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

From Pilot Helmets to Plane Parts, Undergrad Preserves Aviation History in 3D

Intern at College Park Aviation Museum helps create digital experience for visitors.
April 18, 2025 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’
April 16, 2025 American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

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WJLA May 08, 2025

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.
The New York Times April 21, 2025

‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Secretive Process of Choosing a Pope

Associate Professor of History Piotr H. Kosicki weighs in on the accuracy of the film.
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.

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Review: Kyle Marshall’s History Lessons, in Fragments

December 01, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The New York Times highlighted M.F.A. Dance candidate Bree Breeden's performance.
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Begins Partnership with University of Maryland in ‘New Era for the Arts’

December 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music

Groundbreaking partnership featured in the Baltimore Sun.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Value of Humanities Degrees Goes Beyond Salary

December 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice writes about the importance of a humanities degree.

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram to Read From 'Negative Money'

December 01, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The poet will share some of their computational poetry Dec. 6.
Maryland Today

Take This Class! Disability Through a Different Lens

December 01, 2023 American Studies

Film class examines Hollywood’s problematic take on people with cognitive, physical challenges.
Maryland Today

$1.4M Mellon Foundation Grant Expands Black Digital Humanities at UMD

November 29, 2023 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, English

Initiative fosters broad range of scholarly, creative and experimental work at all levels–undergrad to faculty.

2023 Dean’s Scholars Awards Recipients

November 27, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU students celebrated for academic excellence.
Maryland Today

Indigenous Scholar Weaves ‘Futures of Flourishing’

November 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Newly arrived professor's lab seeks to expand understanding of Native cultures, history, practices.
Maryland Today

Spanish Professor Retakes the Stage

November 20, 2023 Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts and Humanities

Concert in Chile to reunite his influential 1990s rap group.
The Diamondback

UMD Professor Exhibits Large-Scale Sculptures in New DC Exhibition

November 20, 2023 Art

The Diamondback features Art Professor Foon Sham and his new DC exhibition.