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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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June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

May 21, 2024 Art

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

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
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ARHU In The News

The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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The Washington Informer

Music Treasures from Black Culture Opens National Orchestral Institute and Festival

May 29, 2019 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Clarice Spotlights 'Porgy and Bess' and Works from Black Composers

Reimagining Dance for All Bodies

May 28, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

M.F.A. Dance candidate Christine Hands ’19 wants to improve access to dance for people of all abilities.

A Character Sketch

May 17, 2019 Art

How an alum created the look of some of your favorite pixar stars.
Money on The Left

Colored Property & State Debt w/ David Freund

May 16, 2019 History

Associate professor of history interviewed on "Money on the Left" podcast.

Theatre Alumni Win Big at The 2019 Helen Hayes Awards

May 14, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Alumni claimed trophies in design and performance for three productions.
Terp Magazine

An Orchestral Aloha

May 14, 2019 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Youth musicians travel to hawaii to fill education gap.
Terp Magazine

By the Book

May 14, 2019 English

Old meets new at printing press/ makerspace in Tawes Hall.
Terp Magazine

American Idle

May 14, 2019 English

Honors college students experiment with laziness; results aren’t pretty.

2019-20 ARHU Boren Recipients

May 13, 2019 Arabic, Arabic Flagship, French, Honors Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The scholarships provide up to 20k for two semesters of critical language study.

2019-20 ARHU Fulbright Finalists

May 13, 2019 Arabic, Arabic Flagship, French, German Studies, Honors Humanities, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

The fellowships fund an array of global student exchanges.