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Art, Art History and Archaeology, Arts for All

Making Acquaintances Through Photographs

At the Stamp Gallery, a new, student-curated exhibition turns strangers in D.C. into main characters.

Featured News

July 06, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, Digital Cultures & Creativity, English, Honors Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Fall 2026 Leadership Appointments

The College of Arts and Humanities announces new leadership appointments.
June 17, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, ARHU2

NOI Philharmonic to Make Carnegie Hall Debut

Orchestra of UMD’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival will perform under renowned conductor Marin Alsop.
June 17, 2026 ARHU2, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

New $10M Gift From Smith Family Expands Legacy at UMD

Longtime benefactors boost support of performing arts, business school.
May 29, 2026 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

How Tomatoes Became Part of Egypt’s Culinary Story

In her award-winning book “Nile Nightshade,” Assistant Professor of Arabic Anny Gaul traces the tomato’s path to Egypt and explores how it became central to home kitchens across the country.
May 27, 2026 History, Linguistics

Richard Bell and Valentine Hacquard Named 2026 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.
May 20, 2026 American Studies

After a Life-Changing Accident, Brian Cooperman ’26 Found a New Path Through American Studies

The graduating senior focused his honors thesis on disability access and is planning for a future in advocacy law.
May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
May 04, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

What Can Science Fiction Teach Us About AI?

Alexis Lothian developed the 300-level course “Artificial Intelligence Otherwise” with support from a seed grant from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
April 29, 2026 Arts for All, English

How Stories Can Help Us Face Climate Change

Doctoral student Rashi Maheshwari discusses why literature, art and community matter in an era of environmental crisis.

ARHU In The News

June 17, 2026

6 Times the Father’s Day Celebrations for a UMD Dad

Meet This Music Professor’s Half-Dozen Kids, All Terps
USA Today May 27, 2026

Here's Why People Are Booing College Commencement Speakers This Year

Fabrizio Cariani, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, weighs in.
The Christian Science Monitor May 12, 2026

America at 250: A Declaration of Ideals Reset the World – and Still Resonates Today

Professor of History Richard Bell speaks to The Christian Science Monitor.

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Maryland Theatre Guide

Dance Review: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company ‘Still/Here’ at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

February 11, 2026 Arts for All, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Read the review in Maryland Theatre Guide.

Driskell Center Receives $100,000 Terra Foundation Grant to Support Spring Exhibition ‘America Will Be!’

February 10, 2026 Arts for All, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The exhibition presents artworks that critically engage the image and symbol of the U.S. flag.

Broadway World

Review: STILL/HERE at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

February 09, 2026 Arts for All, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Bill T. Jones' masterwork remains urgently, defiantly alive.

Meet Environmental Historian Jayson Maurice Porter

February 06, 2026 History

The assistant professor of history reflects on his research, teaching and the CEDAR Gallery, a student-centered space he is developing at UMD.

Rethinking the American Revolution as a Global Conflict

February 04, 2026 History

Professor of History Richard Bell’s new book reframes America’s founding conflict as a war fought across empires, oceans and everyday lives.
Maryland Today

Mckinley’s Climb

February 04, 2026 History

Wrestler trains with men while dominating women in independent tournaments.
Arts for All

Announcing Arts for All’s Fall 2025 ArtsAMP Grants

February 02, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

Learn more about 14 new interdisciplinary student projects.

ARHU Faculty Members Respond to Trump’s Actions in Venezuela

January 30, 2026 History, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Ryan Long, Karin Rosemblatt and Jayson Maurice Porter provide expert context on the use of U.S. military force and the administration’s stated interest in oil.

11 English Students Selected for Competitive Penguin Random House Publishing Mentorship

January 23, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD students secured more than half of the available spots in the program.

TDPS Faculty and Alumni Win 2025 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards

January 15, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

TDPS professor and students recognized for their achievements in DMV theater.