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School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’

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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 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.

April 07, 2025 Communication

Cyberfeminism in the Age of TikTok

Associate Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis on how the social media platform has fueled feminist activism around the world.

April 01, 2025 Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

Faculty, students collaborate with NASA on interactive installation at Kennedy Center.
March 27, 2025 Linguistics

Linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz Named AAAS Fellow

Honor recognizes his distinguished contributions to linguistics and language science.
March 13, 2025 English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

Renowned Crime Novelist Returns to the Scene

At campus event, George Pelecanos ’80 discusses writing craft and UMD memories.
March 10, 2025 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Italian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

‘Cinephile heaven’: Il Cinema Ritrovato honors film legend Marlene Dietrich

This year’s festival stop at UMD hosted a day commemorating German-American actress Marlene Dietrich and her unforgettable contributions to cinema.
March 04, 2025 Communication

Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas!

New research by communication professor Carina Zelaya aims to improve sexual and reproductive health communication among Latinx families.
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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.

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise March 28, 2025

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise
NPR March 26, 2025

"Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan” Receives an Honorable Mention from the Gracie Awards

Hosted by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, the podcast analyzes songs and their covers.

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Maryland Today

4 Terps Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists for 2023

February 03, 2023 Communication

Grads recognized in music, health care, media and games.
The Diamondback

UMD Faculty, Students Respond to Rise of ChatGPT

February 03, 2023 Linguistics

Professor of Linguistics Philip Resnik featured in The Diamondback.

TDPS in the 2023 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

January 31, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS alumni and faculty are among this year’s nominees.
Maryland Today

UMD Announces Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Award Recipients

January 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, English, School of Music, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Program supports faculty projects with grants.
The New York Times

Baltimore Museum of Art Taps Its Chief Curator as Its Next Director

January 26, 2023 Art History and Archaeology

Art history alum Asma Naeem Ph.D. ’10 begins her new role on February 1.
Forbes

Faith Ringgold And Betye Saar Prints Together For First Time In New University Of Maryland Exhibition

January 26, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology

The Driskell Center's “RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix” exhibition featured in Forbes.
Maryland Today

Printmaking as a Radical Act

January 26, 2023 Art History and Archaeology, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New exhibit at Driskell Center highlights longtime artists who explore lives of Black Americans.

Antoine Borrut Awarded NEH Fellowship

January 26, 2023 History

The associate professor of history is working on a book about the role of astrological histories in early Islam.

2023 Anderson Hopkins Award Winners Announced

January 25, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Awardees include Felicia Curry, Kate Eastwood Norris, Lawrence Redmond, and Helen Huang.

Cover Story with ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan

January 23, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

Listen weekly to Shonekan’s podcast that ‘uncovers the covers’ of our most classic songs.