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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

Seeing Juneteenth

June 15, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

How Black artists bring the celebration of freedom to visual life.

Jane Hirshberg Awarded for Contributions to BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance

June 13, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The artistic planning program director at The Clarice made sure the arts were present in the SJA’s recent symposium.

PBS NewsHour

Interactive Museum Strives to Boost the Love of Words

June 10, 2022 Linguistics, English

The Planet Word Museum in Washington, D.C., which aims to bring language to life, recently opened a new exhibit focused on wordplay.

The Clarice Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant

June 09, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The $35,000 award will fund an Artists in Residence program.

Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes’ Story Collection Unfurls A Family’s Shadows, Myths

June 09, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

‘Are We Ever Our Own’ is a multigenerational history of the fictional Armando Castell family told mostly through women narrators.

2022–23 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

June 05, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Philosophy, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Four ARHU students receive the prestigious grant.
Maryland Today

I Hear a Symphony

June 03, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

National Orchestral Institute + Festival returns to UMD.
Washington Post

"Extraordinarily Talented" Professor Emeritus of Painting and Drawing William Charles Richardson Dies at 68

June 02, 2022 Art

Richardson was also the former chair of the Department of Art.

Terrence “Terry” Dwyer Will Lead The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

June 01, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Dwyer brings more than 30 years of experience leading major arts presenting organizations across the United States.

022–23 ARHU Boren Recipients

May 30, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities

The scholarships provide up to $20k for two semesters of critical language study.