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Art History and Archaeology

A Future in Conservation

At UMD, graduating senior Lylah Messinger restored a 2,500-year-old Etruscan vase. Now she’s headed to graduate school in London.

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May 20, 2025 Communication

From Fan to Force in Sports Media

Graduating senior Connor Perkins leverages creativity, drive and a love of sports to carve his path in digital content creation.

May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
April 26, 2025 Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.
April 25, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

From Pilot Helmets to Plane Parts, Undergrad Preserves Aviation History in 3D

Intern at College Park Aviation Museum helps create digital experience for visitors.
April 18, 2025 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’
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 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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.

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WJLA May 08, 2025

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.
The New York Times April 21, 2025

‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Secretive Process of Choosing a Pope

Associate Professor of History Piotr H. Kosicki weighs in on the accuracy of the film.
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.

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NSF Grant Funds Research on Islamicate Manuscript Transcription Methods

August 02, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The innovative humanities-computer science collaboration will enable tools for accurate and automatic transcription of Arabic script.

NBC News

Candidates Must Engage with Asian Americans Beyond Crime and Education, New Survey Indicates

July 27, 2022 American Studies

Professor of American Studies Janelle Wong's research on NBC News,

The 2022–23 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

July 19, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Experience stunning works by students, faculty and touring artists this year.

French Professor Receives Two Fellowships to Support Research on 19th-Century Abolitionist Journal

July 06, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Maria Beliaeva Solomon will be scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Mellon Grant Funds Continuation of Islamicate Text Digitization Project

July 05, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A $1.75 million grant will help expand digital access to Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Urdu manuscripts and books.

GerShun Avilez Appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

June 30, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The Professor of English will continue to advance DEI practices across the college.

Fall 2022 Leadership Appointments

June 30, 2022 English, National Foreign Language Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, History, University of Maryland Art Gallery, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill announces new leadership appointments.
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.