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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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Engineering New Opportunities

December 17, 2021 Art History and Archaeology

Andreas Osiander ’21 is finding creative ways to blend his majors in art history and engineering to make an impact on the arts.

A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.

Barbara Haggh-Huglo Named Honorary Member of the American Musicological Society

December 16, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor of musicology at UMD is a renowned and pioneering researcher of medieval and Renaissance music.

Comparative Literature Professor Wins Modern Language Association Award

December 15, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Ralph Bauer’s “The Alchemy of Conquest” revises our understanding of the language around conquest and discovery in the early Americas.

Creating Community Connections

December 15, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

During her years at UMD, graduating senior Erin Namovicz ’21, a double major in Spanish and criminology and criminal justice, took her language skills and interest in law to the local community.
The Diamondback

UMD’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Returns to Memorial Chapel

December 14, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols returned for its 20th year after last year’s virtual performance.
Maryland Today

A Portrait-Worthy Legacy

December 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Art History and Archaeology

Clarice Smith, major supporter of the arts at UMD, dies.
The Diamondback

UMD, Two Other State Schools Get $3 Million Grant to Increase Campus Leadership Diversity

December 13, 2021 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Diamondback covers Breaking the M.O.L.D.
The Diamondback

UMD Ensembles Perform Traditional Japanese and Balinese Music

December 12, 2021 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

The Japanese Koto & Balinese Gamelan take audiences' breath away.
The Diamondback

UMD Repertoire Orchestra Tells Passionate Stories From Sicily to the ‘New World’

December 10, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The University of Maryland School of Music’s UMD Repertoire Orchestra told magnificent stories within a 65-minute program.