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College of Arts and Humanities

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

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October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.
September 25, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and alum Dawn Moore shares priorities, passions in conversation at UMD.
September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.
September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
August 29, 2024 Philosophy

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

The professor of philosophy was among the first to apply formal logic developed within artificial intelligence to address complex questions of moral reasoning.

August 07, 2024 History

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.
July 01, 2024 History

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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The Chronicle of Higher Education October 31, 2024

AI May Ruin the University as We Know It

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum on AI and ed-tech in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stories Beneath the Shell October 16, 2024

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
The Diamondback October 15, 2024

Zine Club Relaunch Invites Students to Create, Connect Through Design

BookLab Zine Club featured in The Diamondback.

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

May 21, 2024 Art

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.

ARHU Alum Awarded Foreign Service Fellowship

May 17, 2024 History

History grad Julie Choi ’20 will pursue master’s study abroad, foreign service.

Maryland Today

A Warm Embrace for Graduating Indigenous Students

May 15, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD hosts inaugural blanket ceremony for seniors.
Maryland Today

‘With Community, We’ll Always Get Through’

May 15, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Student commencement speaker, a journalism major/law and society and Spanish minor, encourages perseverance, connection.
Maryland Today

62 Graduates Honored as Senior Marshals

May 15, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

High-achieving students to lead classmates into commencement.

Outstanding ARHU Graduate Students Honored at Awards Reception

May 15, 2024 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

Congratulations to the 2024 graduate student awardees.

Valerie Orlando Awarded NEH Summer Stipend

May 10, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Professor of French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures embarks on a project exploring the portrayal of Algiers in contemporary Algerian literature.

Carey Cameron ’24 Plans Future in Media and Entertainment

May 09, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The senior English major and creative writing minor has held multiple arts and culture roles in the D.C. region.

Finding the Humanity in AI

May 06, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Feminist scholar envisions tech’s use to shape a ‘different kind of future.’

TDPS Faculty Nominated for 2024 Tony Awards

May 02, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Faculty members Amith Chandrashaker and Brian MacDevitt were nominated for the prestigious honor.