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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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How Professor John Drabinski Wrote Three Books at Once

December 05, 2025 English

How Black vernacular culture, Baldwin and the Atlantic world shape his latest scholarship.
Maryland Today

UMD Launches Global Culture and Thought Major

December 04, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

New program emphasizes international cultures and languages to prepare graduates for an increasingly globalized world.
Maryland Today

Listening in on Lessons from 'We Are the World'

December 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean teaches ARHU course on arts and humanities of a single song.
The Diamondback

UMD A Capella Groups Perform Winter Classics, Hymns in Memorial Chapel Concert

December 03, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

The University of Maryland’s music school presented its Winter A Cappella Concert in the Memorial Chapel Monday night, featuring student ensembles Voix de Chanson and Freundemusik.
Maryland Today

Art Exhibition Offers Intimate Look at Giant of Modern Chinese History

December 02, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Arts for All, University of Maryland Art Gallery

Calligrapher, political reformer and higher ed activist helped overthrow Qing Dynasty in 1912.
Stories Beneath The Shell

UMD Archivist Shares New Book on D.C. Punk History, Fanzines

November 26, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

By Aylin Aarhus University of Maryland Libraries invited archivist John Davis to discuss his new book documenting the history of the Washington, D.C., punk scene Thursday at McKeldin Library.

Our COMMunity Excelled at the National Communication Association Conference

November 25, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Congrats to all who presented research and won awards at NCA 2025!

Help Us Support Children's Hospital This Season

November 24, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, History

The ARHU Staff Council is collecting new, unwrapped toys and comfort items for children of all ages.
The Diamondback

Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Associate Director Dolapo Demuren Reflects on Winning 2025 Poetry Fellowship

November 24, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate director of the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House, Dolapo Demuren, was awarded the 2025 Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship this summer for his manuscript American Love Sonnets.

The Diamondback

The Clarice’s ‘Home’ is an Intimate Depiction of Community, Identity

November 21, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

The University of Maryland’s theatre, dance and performance studies school debuted its version of Home, the Tony Award-winning play about self-discovery and community, at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center last Friday.