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The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.

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June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

May 21, 2024 Art

Using Art to Transform ‘Something So Ugly’ into ‘Something So Beautiful’

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
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The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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The Diamondback

College Park’s Lakeland is Remembered Through Archived Documents, Photos at Virtual Event

November 21, 2020 American Studies, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Virtual event was in partnership with the Department of American Studies and Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities.
New York Times

Alum's Book Listed Among New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2020

November 20, 2020 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Reginald Dwaye Betts' work Felon was selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Tamanika Ferguson Discusses Incarcerated Women and Media Activism

November 20, 2020 Communication

ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
Maryland Today

‘Fearless’ New Voices Take the Stage

November 19, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Festival showcases young playwrights.
Maryland Today

First Cousin

November 13, 2020 English

UMD English professor shares memories of vice president-elect Kamala Harris, and how their progressive, global family shaped their paths.
Business Insider

For Many Daughters of Immigrants, VP-Elect Kamala Harris Represents Hope

November 13, 2020 History

Professor of History Julie Greene is quoted in Business Insider.
Maryland Today

19 Seniors Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

November 12, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Program also honors favorite teacher, faculty mentors.
The Diamondback

Lakeland Community Heritage Project Leaders Teach City Council about Restorative Justice

November 11, 2020 Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Lakeland Community Heritage Project and MITH collaborate on a video about Lakeland's history.

Unpacking Race, Equity and Social Justice Through the Arts and Humanities

November 10, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Explore a range of classes taught this spring by ARHU faculty experts.