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College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

A New Spin on an Enduring Protest Album

ARHU dean’s new book examines messages of Fela Kuti.

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May 21, 2025 Art History and Archaeology

A Future in Conservation

At UMD, graduating senior Lylah Messinger restored a 2,500-year-old Etruscan vase. Now she’s headed to graduate school in London.

May 20, 2025 Communication

From Fan to Force in Sports Media

Graduating senior Connor Perkins leverages creativity, drive and a love of sports to carve his path in digital content creation.

May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
April 26, 2025 Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.
April 25, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

From Pilot Helmets to Plane Parts, Undergrad Preserves Aviation History in 3D

Intern at College Park Aviation Museum helps create digital experience for visitors.
April 18, 2025 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’
April 16, 2025 American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

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ARHU In The News

CBS Saturday Morning July 28, 2025

A Visit to Where President Franklin D. Roosevelt Made the Historic Decision to Seek a Third Term

CBS Saturday Morning interviews Senior Lecturer of History Robert Chiles.
WJLA May 08, 2025

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.
The New York Times April 21, 2025

‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Secretive Process of Choosing a Pope

Associate Professor of History Piotr H. Kosicki weighs in on the accuracy of the film.

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The New York Times

The 1918 Pandemic’s Impact on Music? Surprisingly Little

May 06, 2020 School of Music

William Robin, assistant professor of musicology, has his article published in The New York Times.

Puppet theater company Alex & Olmsted present "The Cough Next Door" for the Henson Awards Showcase

May 05, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Alex & Olmsted distill the emotions and anxieties of our global pandemic into a seven-minute puppet film.

A Bash For The Fashion Masses

May 04, 2020 English

UMD English student helps create virtual Met Gala.
The Diamondback

The Show Must Go On

May 01, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD theatre students pivot to virtual show on Zoom.

Arts Fest 2020

May 01, 2020 College Park Scholars-Arts

Original artworks by freshman and sophomore students in College Park Scholars.
Washington Post

Shut Out Of Their Practice Rooms, U-Md. Pianists Get A Special Delivery

April 30, 2020 School of Music

The School of Music in the Washington Post.

Arabic Studies Major Named UMD's First James C. Gaither Junior Fellow

April 30, 2020 Arabic

Jacqueline Stomski ’20 selected for prestigious fellowship.
Washington Post

How do you do live theater in a pandemic?

April 30, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

U-Md. experiments with Zoom-staged version of 'She Kills Monsters.'

Communication During Coronavirus

April 30, 2020 Communication

Two faculty members in the department of communication are among 11 recipients of Coronavirus Research Seed Fund Awards from the Division of Research.

Their Met Gala, Their Way. You're Invited.

April 29, 2020 English

A group of internet kids are about to hold the biggest fashion party of the year.