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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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Two ARHU Faculty Members Named Graduate Faculty Mentors Of The Year

May 27, 2020 Communication, Philosophy

Anita Atwell Seate of communication and Peter Carruthers of philosophy received the recognition, given by the Graduate School.

Recording: Mary Schmidt Campbell on The Life and Work of Romare Bearden

May 27, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The author and educator discusses her book “An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden”

American Studies Professor Awarded For Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching

May 27, 2020 American Studies

Students called a course taught by Perla Guerrero ‘powerful and transformative.’

Associate Professor Of Communication Awarded $10,000 Faculty-Student Research Award

May 27, 2020 Communication

Sahar Mohamed Khamis will work with doctoral candidate Randall Fowler on ‘Digital Authoritarianism and Resistance’ project.

Claiming Their Space: Black Student Activism at the University of Maryland

May 27, 2020 Art History and Archaeology

Exploring Black student activism at the University of Maryland.

A Number Of Terps Win 2020 Independent Artist Awards

May 27, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The awards are given by the Maryland State Arts Council to recognize artistic achievement and promise.

Jean-Michele Damase's Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano

May 27, 2020 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

The Pressez Quartet performs the first movement of Jean-Michele Damase's Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano.

ARHU’s Vanessa Barker Awarded For Her Commitment to Social Impact, Innovation

May 22, 2020 Cinema and Media Studies

The double major in film studies and biological sciences has been awarded a Do Good Medallion from the Do Good Institute.

Celebrating #UMDgrad Moments And Memories

May 22, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Class of 2020 shares favorite Terp experiences ahead of today’s virtual commencement ceremony.

Communication Grad Student Recognized By State For ‘Selfless Service’ During COVID-19

May 22, 2020 Communication

Cheikhani Khlil has helped Arabic speaking communities in the region during the pandemic.