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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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How Stories Can Help Us Face Climate Change

April 29, 2026 Arts for All, English

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

Julie Taddeo, research professor of history, discusses King Charles III's address to Congress.

April 29, 2026 History

Taddeo appears in an interview with WBAL-TV.

ARHU Accolades

April 29, 2026 Center for Global Migration Studies, Communication, History, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A roundup of recent faculty accomplishments

Assistant Professor Michael Lavery Wins ACLS Fellowship

April 28, 2026 Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Russian professor's project explores how Latin American fiction influenced and was reframed by Soviet culture
Maryland Today

UMD President and Political Scientist Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences

April 27, 2026 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Darryll J. Pines, Janelle Wong to be inducted for educational leadership, study of Asian American experience.
Maryland Today

Sadat Winners 'Celebrate Our Differences and Strengthen Community'

April 21, 2026 Art, Arts for All, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

Student arts competition focused this year on democracy, civic responsibility.

Heart of the Tiger: From UMD to Broadway and Back

April 06, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Betsy Rosen ’06 reflects on her journey from her childhood puppetry influences to playing the fierce tiger Richard Parker in Broadway’s “Life of Pi.”

A Human-Centered Approach to AI

April 06, 2026 Philosophy

In the College of Arts and Humanities, students are exploring artificial intelligence not just as a technology, but as a force shaping human life.
Maryland Today

A Moving Artistic Ode to Democracy

April 06, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities

Street artist alum, current Terps collaborate on mural to motivate civic engagement.

How a Philosophy, Politics and Economics Major Helped Shape a Policy Brief for Congress

April 03, 2026 Philosophy

Senior Liam Little ’26 has used the interdisciplinary PPE major to explore global issues, conduct research and gain hands-on experience in diplomacy and policy.