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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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Jordana Moore Saggese Appointed Director of UMD’s David C. Driskell Center

April 14, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology

Professor of American Art hopes to raise the Driskell Center’s profile and find new ways for the public and campus community to engage with its resources.

UMD Ethics Bowl is Top 4 Team in Country

April 11, 2023 Philosophy

The team advanced to the semifinals last month at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Portland.

The Washington Informer

Driskell Center Host Print Works By Faith Ringgold and Betye Saar

April 07, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology

The Washington Informer covers “RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix.”

Jim Henson awards showcase brings student puppeteers to the main stage

Jim Henson Awards Showcase Brings Student Puppeteers to the Main Stage

April 06, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Henson Awards Showcase 2023 featured the exceptional skills of master puppeteer Dr. I Nyoman Sedana and student puppeteers in a celebration of creativity and imagination.

Op/ed: What’s Happened and What’s Next After Israel’s Protests?

April 05, 2023 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Outpouring of dissent could serve as check on future authoritarianism, UMD researcher says.
The Diamondback

The Clarice Hosts Renowned Pittsburgh Pianist Awadagin Pratt

April 05, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Read the feature in The Diamondback.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Paul Landau

April 05, 2023 History

Professor of History discusses his book, “Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries.”

Call for Submissions: David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

April 05, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

We welcome submissions from emerging scholars and artists who will create new artistic or scholarly work that furthers the mission of the Driskell Center.

New Digital Storytelling and Poetics Minor to Prepare Students to Create and Interpret Online Texts

April 03, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Students will learn to ‘approach writing for the web with intentionality and imagination.’
Maryland Today

Student Art Evokes Frustration, Sorrow and Hope in a Nation of Guns

March 29, 2023 Art

Seven works honored in Sadat Art for Justice and Peace Competition.