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2019–20 Season at The Clarice Announced

July 02, 2019 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Performances explore themes around gender, diversity and politics.

The Guardian

Carnegie Medal Goes to First Writer of Color in Its 83-year History

June 18, 2019 English

Dominican-American Elizabeth Acevedo wins prestigious children’s award for "The Poet X," while Jackie Morris takes illustration prize for "The Lost Words."

The Washington Post

Building diversity into the mandate: How NOI trains for 21st-century orchestras

June 16, 2019 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

From new recordings to a quartet in a bar, works by Piston, Gershwin and Jessie Montgomery point the way.

The Washington Post

How Jennifer Wexton became the ‘patron saint of the transgender community’

June 16, 2019 History

And why some Republicans in Northern Virginia are irked by the congresswoman’s focus on the issue.

Maryland Today

“A Second Life and a Second Identity”

June 11, 2019 Art

Art professor’s wood sculptures featured in new Smithsonian Gardens exhibit

English Major Fuses New Media and Immersive Storytelling to Create Art With Impact

June 07, 2019 English

Kian Kelley-Chung ’19 wants you to know what it's like to migrate to the U.S. from Central America.

American Studies and Engineering Student Wins Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

June 05, 2019 American Studies

Double major Emelia Gold ’19 fuses humanistic and scientific inquiry.

English Doctoral Candidate Named Mellon/ACLS Fellow

June 05, 2019 English

Gerard Holmes among 67 fellows selected to receive financial support for dissertation completion.

Music Lecturer Honored with Provost’s Teaching Award

June 03, 2019 School of Music

Martha Randall recognized for excellence in the classroom with university-wide teaching award.

Greenbelt Online

Catch this Unique Orchestral Music Event at UMD – all June

May 30, 2019 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Greenbelters, if you like orchestral music played well but prefer something closer and cheaper than the Kennedy Center, this month you’re in luck.