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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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ARHU In The News

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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Virtual Performance of "Jupiter"

May 22, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The UMD Symphony Orchestra performs a selection of "Jupiter" from Holst's "The Planets."

An Artful Solution

May 21, 2020 Art

MFA thesis showcase goes virtual.
The Atlantic

Tree Beyond Your Window

May 21, 2020 English

Poem by Professor Michael Collier in The Atlantic.

2020-21 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

May 20, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

Seven ARHU students and alumni receive the prestigious grant.

Mary Halvorson's #KeepCreatingUMD Improv

May 19, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

Mary Halvorson plays a special improv for the University of Maryland community.

Virtual Alma Mater

May 19, 2020 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

The UMD Chamber Singers perform a Virtual Alma Mater.

‘Scholar Activist’ Erica Puentes Martínez ’20 Named Undergrad Researcher Of The Year

May 19, 2020 American Studies

The double major has conducted research that ‘centers the voices and lives of marginalized people.’

Cleveland Page, Retired Piano Pedagogue, Dies at 86

May 19, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

Professor Emeritus leaves a lasting legacy after 25 years at UMD.

Honors Humanities Alum Awarded For Leadership in Student Government

May 19, 2020 Honors Humanities, School of Music

Noah Eckman ’20, a chemical engineering major and music performance minor, received the William L. Thomas Student Government Association Award for his service.

Meet the Senior Marshals

May 19, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

35 class of 2020 students recognized for achievements.