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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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Role Reversal

March 15, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Performers put nontraditional spin on Broadway, Hollywood tunes.

Voices Unheard

March 08, 2019 School of Music

Violin major Camille Jones ’20 amplifies underrepresented musicians.

Eleven new members for Eta Sigma Phi!

March 07, 2019 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

Chapter Zeta Nu, the UMD chapter of of Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics honor society, inducted eleven new members on March 7, 2019.  Those pictured are, from left to right:  Professor Robert Matera, honorary member; Clay Capra and Kevin Cost
The Washington Examiner

Ravi Coltrane Charts Own Jazz Path

March 06, 2019 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Son of John and Alice Coltrane will always honor family legacy.
The Times Literary Supplement

Times Literary Supplement: Tita Chico Book Review

March 05, 2019 English

Associate Professor Tita Chico's book "The Experimental Imagination" is reviewed in TheTLS.
Maryland Today

Celebration Honors Scholarship, Research Excellence

March 04, 2019 Communication, School of Music

Inaugural campus event recognizes high-impact achievements.

True To Life

March 01, 2019 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre major Molly Boyle '19 finds her stage voice.

Emergency powers helped Hitler’s rise. Germany has avoided them ever since.

February 25, 2019 History

The lessons of the Weimar Republic.
The American Interest

Beyond Mary Poppins: The Politics and Economics of Real-Life Nannies

February 22, 2019 History

From Roma to Mary Poppins Returns, fictional portraits of nannies are more popular than ever. Yet the reality of their lives—and the dysfunction of our public policy on care work—is too often obscured.
Maryland Today

Taking Pictures

February 21, 2019 Art

Phillips, UMD partnership host latest “Conversations With Artists.”