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The Rhyme & Reason podcast features provocative and timely discussions with some of the most compelling leaders in the arts and humanities at UMD. In this inaugural season, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan interviews faculty guests who are taking on pressing issues and topics related to race, equity and justice. You’ll hear from scholars studying diverse topics including indigenous feminist philosophy; race and immigration; Asian American, Latinx and Afro-diasporic cultures; the history of antisemitism; and more!
Episode 6: Understanding Political Rhetoric through an International Lens with Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour
In Episode 6, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour, assistant professor in ARHU’s Department of Communication who is a scholar of international political communication. They discuss his path from Ghana to the University of Maryland, the role social media plays in contemporary politics and the political landscape in Africa, including how political leaders construct their public image during governance, elections and crises.
Episode 5: Excavating the Modern History of the Middle East with Peter Wien
In Episode 5, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Peter Wien, a Professor in ARHU’s Department of History. They discuss Wien’s scholarship, beginning at the University of Bonn Germany, on the history of the Modern Middle East and Arab Nationalism and what context this knowledge provides for the current rise in Islamophobia and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Episode 4: Discussing the History of Nazism and Antisemitism with Jeffrey Herf
In Episode 4, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus from ARHU’s Department of History. They discuss Herf’s path to becoming a leading scholar on modern Germany, the history of antisemitism in pre-modern and modern history and the creation of Israel as a Jewish state forged in the shadow of World War II and the Holocaust, and what people should understand about that history to have a context for the current rise in antisemitism and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Episode 3: Advancing Immigrant Rights and Urban Equity with Nancy Mirabal
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Nancy Mirabal, associate professor of American studies, who directs the Latino/a Studies program. Their conversation centers on the Chicano and Latinx communities in the United States and Mirabal’s role as the director of the Community Fellows Program for the Urban Equity Collaborative, a project funded by the UMD Grand Challenges initiative that engages community organizers as partners to respond to and develop solutions to urban displacement and dispossession.
Episode 2: Exploring Global Migration, Food and Ethnic Identity with Madeline Hsu
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Madeline Hsu, Center for Global Migration Studies Director and professor of history, in a conversation about the historical and contemporary causes of migration, challenges facing immigrants to the U.S. today and a new project focused on the rich culinary histories of the ethnic and immigrant communities in the D.C. metro region. Before joining the faculty at UMD, Hsu was at UT Austin where she led the development of the Teach Immigration History website, a curriculum guide for teaching about immigration laws and their implications for different groups throughout history.
Episode 1: Talking Indigenous Futures with Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner, a proud first-generation descendant of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, who is of both Luiseño (Payómkawichum) and Cupeño (Kupangaxwichem) descent. Shelbi is an assistant professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at University of Maryland, College Park. The discussion centers on indigenous identity and language, as well as Shelbi’s vision for the Indigenous Futures Lab that she established to serve as a hub of indigenous feminist research and evaluation.
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Rachel Jessee ‘22 always knew she wanted to work in politics—but it was her history degree from ARHU that gave her the skills to thrive on Capitol Hill.
Today, she’s working in operations for a Democratic congresswoman, drawing on the critical thinking, research and communication skills she honed in college. Read her story at the link in bio.
On Friday, UMD faculty, area teachers, community educators, organizers and more gathered at the University of Maryland for the third annual Maryland Humanities Summer Institute, hosted by the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities, directed by Quincy T. Mills.
This year’s theme—“Teaching to Transgress”—was inspired by the work of bell hooks and centered on liberatory teaching practices that honor identity, build community and embrace education as a practice of freedom.
Through powerful workshops, rich dialogue and moments of joy and solidarity, participants explored how to imagine—and enact—transformative learning spaces. It was an incredible day, and we’re so grateful to everyone who made it possible.
Some snaps from the day:
1. Dean Stephanie Shonekan with Douglass Center graduate assistants—and event organizers—Dominique Garcia, Jessica Rucker and Amber Chevaughn Johnson.
2. Jessica Rucker on bell hooks’ belief that “the classroom remains the most radical space in the academy.”
3. Centering ourselves in order to do the work, with @sankofayoga’s Tamisha Ponder.
4. Educators in deep discussion during a breakout workshop.
5. A slide from high school educator Tony Louis’ workshop.
6. An activity exploring cut-up poems, remixes and poetic computations—and their shared commitment to experimentation and transgression.
7. Group photo at the end of the day—smiles, cheers and inspiration to carry forward.
9. Thank you, bell hooks.
This fall, explore how music tells the story of Puerto Rico—its history, its politics, its people.
The Spanish course “SPAN448M: Contemporary Puerto Rican Musicality: From Plena to Bad Bunny” dives deep into the lyrics, performance and cultural context of Puerto Rican music including bomba, plena, danza, salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton and musica independiente. From Ismael Rivera to Bad Bunny, the course traces Puerto Rico’s musical legacy—and asks how sound helps us understand the present moment.
🎶 Open to intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers
📚 Taught by Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia
📅 Fall 2025
📍 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UMD
Register now!