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College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

A New Spin on an Enduring Protest Album

ARHU dean’s new book examines messages of Fela Kuti.

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May 21, 2025 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.

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.

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ARHU In The News

CBS Saturday Morning July 28, 2025

A Visit to Where President Franklin D. Roosevelt Made the Historic Decision to Seek a Third Term

CBS Saturday Morning interviews Senior Lecturer of History Robert Chiles.
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.

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Patrick Warfield Appointed Associate Dean for Arts and Programming

September 13, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

Professor of musicology will direct campuswide Arts for All initiative and support programming in the College of Arts and Humanities.

The Diamondback

UMD Launches Initiative to Integrate Arts With Science and Technology

September 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Arts for All initiative featured in the Diamondback.
Maryland Today

Ten Can’t-Miss Features at NextNOW Fest 2021

September 13, 2021 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Annual UMD arts extravaganza returns with immersive projections, art-making workshops and outdoor music pop-ups.
Maryland Today

An Ever-Changing ‘Landscape’

September 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Exhibition highlights overlooked Black artists in American artistic tradition.

Broadening the Arts Umbrella

September 08, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, English, Art, Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland Art Gallery, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New initiative expands offerings; unites arts, STEM and social justice.

Mellon Grant Funds Continuation of Persian and Arabic Digitization Project

September 03, 2021 Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The $100k grant supports the development of user-friendly, open-source software to produce high-quality digital transcriptions of printed texts.
The Forward

With These 3 Moves, Bennett Can Begin Repairing the U.S.-Israel Relationship

August 26, 2021 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Visiting Professor Scott Lasensky writes for The Forward.
Inside Higher Ed

UMD English Department Chair Amanda Bailey Weighs in on New Netflix Show "The Chair" for Inside Higher Ed

August 19, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

The new Netflix series portrays a chair of a department at a moment when the position has never been more demanding and the humanities are at an inflection point, writes Amanda Bailey.

Professor's New Book Explores ‘Failed Promise’ of Reconstruction

August 18, 2021 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Literary historian chronicles Frederick Douglass’ disillusionment with Andrew Johnson.

Lifelong Learners Step Up to Enhance Graduate Students’ Success

August 16, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, Art History and Archaeology

Gift from Helene Stein '74 and husband Michael '76 reflect shared love for art and travel.