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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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The Diamondback

Board of Regents OKs New Major at UMD Focused on Virtual Reality Design

December 02, 2019 Art

The immersive media design major, which will focus on virtual reality, was greenlit by the Board of Regents Nov. 22.
Maryland Today

Recent Graduate Awarded National Mitchell Scholarship

November 25, 2019 History

Former SGA President A.J. Pruitt named 1 of 12 winners to pursue graduate study in Ireland.
Maryland Today

Off the Wall

November 22, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Students bring historical figures to life at portrait gallery.
Washington Post

Cheap Wine and Cheese Puffs Are Only the Beginning of This 'Happy Hour'

November 22, 2019 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Washington Post reviews Monica Bill Barnes & Company's 'Happy Hour.'
NBC 4 Washington

Md. Professor Documents Free Children Kidnapped Into Slavery

November 22, 2019 History

Richard Bell's new book featured by NBC 4 Washington.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Op/Ed: Netanyahu's Indictment Is Painful To Watch.

November 22, 2019 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

But Americans shouldn't lose hope in Israeli democracy.
Maryland Today

Distinguishing language from animal communication

November 21, 2019 Linguistics

Special issue of journal asks what our babies can do that birds and chimps cannot.

Sensory Excavation

November 19, 2019 Art

Art professor awarded grant to create immersive experience of one of world's largest oil reserves.

Burnish (Magenta #08)

November 15, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Burnish (Magenta #08) renders the magical phenomenon of magenta into live performance.
Washington Post

Disney Plus Adds Disclaimer About Racist Movie Stereotypes

November 14, 2019 American Studies

Psyche Williams-Forson from American Studies weighs in.