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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.

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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.
March 25, 2024 Art

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?

Course designs Creative ways to increase college participation in 2024 election.
March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

7 Trailblazing Women from US History You Should Know, According to ARHU Historians

This Women’s History Month, learn about pioneers whose stories aren’t often told.
March 11, 2024 American Studies

First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award Supports Doctoral Student’s Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession

Devon Betts, an American studies Ph.D. student, studies race, HIV prevention, queer theory, digital humanities and more.

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 26, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Center of the Circle

New Driskell Center exhibit showcases pioneering artist’s personal relationships with peers.
February 06, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

A More Perfect Telling of the American Story

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan co-authors new book that proposes novel approach to confronting racism in America.
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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."
The Diamondback March 11, 2024

UMD Screens Restored Surrealist Film During International Festival Tour

The Diamondback spotlights the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour film festival.
Diamondback News March 11, 2024

UMD Hosts Panel to Honor Legacy of Harriet Tubman, Highlight Artists and Activists

University of Maryland community members came together Sunday to discuss identity politics, reclaiming agency and the nuances of autonomy during a panel commemorating the life and legacy of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

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UMD Writers Bloc

UMoves Lets Dance Students' Creativity Shine at the Clarice

May 09, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Annual dance concert is choreographed and performed by students in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.
University of North Carolina Press Blog

Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt: Wakanda Mexicana

May 08, 2018 History

UMD associate professor of history explores the connections between her new book and "Black Panther."
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE: BRANCHES FROM THE SAME TREE

May 07, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Report urges development and evaluation of approaches that integrate STEMM fields with arts and humanities in higher education.

ARHU Dean Receives President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues Award

May 02, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Thornton Dill honored for fostering equality, diversity and inclusion across campus.

2018 Boren Scholarship Recipients

May 01, 2018 Arabic, College of Arts and Humanities, French, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Eight UMD students awarded Boren Scholarships, which provide up to $20,000 for long-term language-focused study abroad.

UMD LEADS A STUDY ON IMPROVING HPV VACCINATION RATES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS

April 30, 2018 Center for Health and Risk Communication, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

A $2.2 million grant will support research on improving cancer prevention through socially and culturally specific communication strategies.
TERP

Backing Beyoncé

April 30, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Guitarist plays in band at historic Coachella performance.
The Diamondback

Immersive Art Spring Exhibition Combined the Worlds of Stem and Art

April 30, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

ART x TECH pushed boundaries to turn technology into creativity.

Book published by Prof. Jorge Bravo

April 28, 2018 Classics

Congratulations to Professor Jorge J. Bravo III, whose book, Excavations at Nemea IV:  The Shrine of Opheltes, has just been published by the University of California Press. 
Her Campus

Partisan Identity is the Most Important: A Speech from NPR's Mara Liasson

April 21, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Chaos, polarization and resistance were focus points of an NPR journalist’s speech Wednesday at the University of Maryland, where she discussed the status of journalism under president Donald Trump’s administration.