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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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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.
The Times April 02, 2025

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

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Sifting Through The Deluge Of COVID-19 Information

April 13, 2020 Communication

Sahar Khamis, associate professor of communication, stresses the need for media literacy in times of crisis.

Theater Community Pivots To Another Kind Of Mask

April 10, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Theater community pivots to another kind of mask.

Las Cafeteras: I’m Not Your Puppet

April 10, 2020 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

Las Cafeteras performs live at Lucy's Meat Market in Los Angeles

Julian Avenilla ’20 Wants To Help Make U.S. Workplaces More Equitable For Minorities

April 09, 2020 American Studies

The American studies major is interning at Kizuna, a nonprofit that aims to educate and empower young Japanese Americans.

Pause, Play: Selected Works by Jonathan Monaghan

April 09, 2020 University of Maryland Art Gallery

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the entire world to literally hit the “pause” and “play” buttons.

Baltimore Sun

Separated By Coronavirus Pandemic, Howard County Jewish Community Adapts For Passover

April 08, 2020 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Dr. Paul Scham weighs in.

Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi On Finding Insight In Uncertain Times

April 07, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities

In “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” Jason Reynolds remixes Ibram X. Kendi’s “Stamped from the Beginning” into an accessible primer on antiblack racism in America
New York Times

David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion Of African-American Art, Dies

April 07, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

An artist himself, Professor Driskell recognized the role of black artists in the broader story of American art. He died of the coronavirus.

In ARHU, We Keep Creating

April 06, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

ARHU launches Keep Creating, a virtual space for UMD artists and humanists to share their works.

David C. Driskell, African American Art Pioneer, Dies at 88

April 03, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Distinguished University Professor revolutionized the field of African American art through his scholarship, innovation and humanity.