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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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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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ARHU Students Win National Scholarships and Fellowships

May 13, 2019 College of Arts and Humanities

Awards fund language study, research and cultural exchange.

Dance and Design Coalesce in “UMoves”

May 09, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dance concert preps undergraduates for professional dance world.

Theatre Professor Scot Reese Inducted to College of Fellows

May 09, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Reese is recognized for outstanding achievement, dedication and service to American theater.

Lifting Her Voice

May 09, 2019 School of Music

Voice major Adia Evans ’19 sings her way to Carnegie Hall and beyond with the UMD Concert Choir.

Inspiration in everyday objects

May 08, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Samara Brown '19 looks to puppetry to tell stories both silly and inspiring.

Ethnomusicology Student Awarded Fellowship to Study in Japan

May 07, 2019 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

William Donnie Scally, Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology, was awarded a fellowship by The Japan Foundation for dissertation research in Toyama City, Japan.

Storytelling and Survival

May 07, 2019 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Award-winning author speaks on the power of history in immigrant communities.
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Working Girl 2.0

May 07, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

“Heidi Chronicles” Speaks to #MeToo Generation.

Theatre Professor Jennifer Barclay Wins IRNE Award

May 06, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Independent Reviewers of New England recognize Barclay for “Ripe Frenzy” play on mass shootings in small-town America.