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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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UMD Hosts Music for All’s First Annual Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival

March 17, 2023 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Students from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina gather for a day of music and community building, hosted by the School of Music and Arts for All.
PGCTV Online

Ringgold and Saar: Meeting on the Matrix Exhibition

March 16, 2023 Art History and Archaeology, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell Center exhibition, curated by Department of Art History and Archaeology graduate students, featured on PGCTV.

‘Big Time’ Manager Comes Full Circle

March 15, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Alum Credits SEE for Jump-starting Entertainment Career With New Kids on the Block, Lea Michele and More
Stories Beneath the Shell

Harriet Tubman Commemoration Day

March 15, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies' commemoration featured in Stories Beneath the Shell.

Placing Art and Design Front and Center

March 15, 2023 Art

UMD’s Creative Placemaking Symposium highlights community-centered work, marks launch of new minor.
The Diamondback

Saxophonist Walter Smith III Showcases New Album at The Clarice

March 15, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Saxophonist Walter Smith III featured in The Diamondback.
The Diamondback

Film Festival Brings Movies From Across the Globe to UMD Community

March 15, 2023 Cinema and Media Studies

Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival featured in The Diamondback.

New Post-Apocalyptic Musical From Urinetown's Greg Kotis to Receive NYC Staged Readings

March 15, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

"The End of All Flesh" is directed by TDPS alumni Nathaniel P. Claridad '01 and stars alum EJ Zimmerman '02.

English Students, Faculty Bring Humanities Beyond the University

March 10, 2023 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Center for Literary and Comparative Studies Awards in the Public Humanities seek to imagine “new forms of scholarship and creativity and teaching.”
Maryland Today

Unearthed Foundation, Artifacts Shed New Light on Harriet Tubman’s Early Life

March 10, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Adjunct professor leads the exploration of newly discovered home at hero abolitionist’s birthplace.