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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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Amith Chandrashaker and Jared Mezzocchi Nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards

May 01, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The prestigious awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.

Live from New York—and College Park

April 29, 2024 School of Music, Piano, College of Arts and Humanities

Guests at UMD see high-tech piano play music students’ performance 200+ miles away
Maryland Today

Student Works Awarded in Expanded Sadat Arts for Justice and Peace Program

April 24, 2024 Art, English, School of Music

Music, poetry added to competition; entries centered on freedom of speech.
Maryland Today

New Outreach Program Strikes Chords of Connection

April 22, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Partnership with city ferries local seniors to music performances at The Clarice.

‘Are We at War Yet?’ at University of Maryland captures a global unease

April 22, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

DC Theater Arts' review of "Are We At War Yet?"

Dylan Lewis Named to Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography

April 22, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

The prestigious fellowship is a capstone graduate career achievement for the English doctoral candidate.
Maryland Today

With Terps’ Captioning System, a Silent Revolution Could Take Center Stage

April 18, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre designers seek to improve deaf community’s access to live performances.
Maryland Today

New Ideas for Used Materials

April 16, 2024 Art

Art class designs Maryland Day installation from found objects.

English Professor Elizabeth Arnold Dies at 65

April 15, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Arnold was a poet of national and international acclaim and a beloved teacher and colleague.
Maryland Today

Low-Cost Lessons Raise Musical Bar for Local Teens

April 15, 2024 School of Music

Terrapin Community Music School matches grad students with youths to expand access.