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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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The New York Times

Will Asian Americans Bolt From the Democratic Party?

March 03, 2022 American Studies

Professor of American Studies Janelle Wong's research appears in the New York Times.
Maryland Today

MPower Partnership Announces $3M in Seed Grants for Collaborative Research

March 02, 2022 Linguistics

17 joint UMCP-UMB projects target vital topics.
Maryland Today

What’s Driving Putin’s Attack on Ukraine?

March 01, 2022 History

UMD experts find echoes of Nazi, Soviet showdowns in new turmoil.
The Diamondback

UMD Students and Faculty Say They Want ‘Academic Freedom,’ Not Book Bans

February 28, 2022 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

First-year English graduate student Shannon Neal interviewed by the Diamondback.
Maryland Today

An Operatic Star Who Raised Others’ Voices

February 25, 2022 School of Music

Grad student helped process Library of Congress’ collection of legendary singer Jessye Norman.
Maryland Today

Prisoners, Patients and Performers

February 24, 2022 English

UMD professor’s new book imagines lives of 19th-century women confined in Paris hospital.
Maryland Today

Finding ‘Lost History’ in Your Glass

February 24, 2022 Communication

Alum helps continue family’s mead-making tradition, honoring Holocaust survivor and winery founder.
The Diamondback

Five Moments in Mahler’s "Resurrection" Symphony to Look Forward to

February 23, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Death and resurrection will happen at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, in the Dekelboum Concert Hall, on Friday.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Alexis Lothian Discusses Fan Fiction, Social Justice and the Politics of Fantasy

February 22, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The talk is part of a series centering ARHU faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.
Maryland Today

Discovering Something New in the Medieval

February 17, 2022 School of Music

UMD musicologist digs up old secrets of song.