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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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The Diamondback

UMD Professor Discusses Struggles Facing Women from the Middle East

April 05, 2018 Communication

Sahar Khamis discussed topics including negative imagery and political struggles.

Award-Winning Journalist and NPR Political Correspondent to Speak at University of Maryland

April 04, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Mara Liasson will present her lecture “The Political Landscape: Dealing with Hate and Bias in Washington” on April 11.

HISTORY GRADUATE STUDENTS WIN COSMOS FOUNDATION GRANTS

April 04, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

(via the University of Maryland Graduate School)

Three Graduate Students Win the Fulbright

April 03, 2018 History

Three graduate students from the University of Maryland have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright research fellowship. Saswathi Natta (Sociology), Samuel Miner (History), and Thomas Messersmith (History) will spend 2018-2019 in India, Germany...

Research@ARHU Faculty Spotlight

April 03, 2018

Associate professor Sahar Khamis has co-edited Arab Women's Activism and Socio-Political Transformation: Unfinished Gender Revolutions, published by Palgrave/Macmillan and with co-editor Amel Mili (University of Pennsylvania). This book...
American Theatre

Plays About Guns, With Varying Aims

April 02, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In the midst of the #NeverAgain movement, can theatre artists foster nuanced conversations on the polarizing topics of gun violence and gun control?

2018-19 ARHU FULBRIGHT RECIPIENTS

March 28, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music

Stay tuned for continuous updates on the ARHU Fulbright awardees.
Washington City Paper

At UMD's Driskell Center, Portraits of Who We Are Celebrates the Long History of Black Portraitists

March 14, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's Obama portraits made a splash in the art world, but the long history of black portrait artists should also be celebrated.
The Toledo Blade

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BUILDS GLOBAL SLAVE TRADE PAPER TRAIL

March 11, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

How Michigan State is compiling the global slave trade's paper trail.

CFP: African American Digital Humanities Conference

March 10, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Call for Papers: African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities Conference October 18-20 2018.