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College of Arts and Humanities

Mentorship, Boundaries, Vision: Black Women University Leaders Share Tips for the Next Generation

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and her trailblazing “sister scholars” share guidance and strategies to thrive in leadership.

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October 02, 2024 English

UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.
September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.
September 25, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and alum Dawn Moore shares priorities, passions in conversation at UMD.
September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.
September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.
August 29, 2024 Philosophy

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor

The professor of philosophy was among the first to apply formal logic developed within artificial intelligence to address complex questions of moral reasoning.

August 07, 2024 History

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’

In new book, history alum traces the long story of bookstores.
July 01, 2024 History

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
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ARHU In The News

Stories Beneath the Shell October 16, 2024

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
The Diamondback October 15, 2024

Zine Club Relaunch Invites Students to Create, Connect Through Design

BookLab Zine Club featured in The Diamondback.
The Black Explosion October 03, 2024

Award-Winning Poet Ama Codjoe Inspires Young Writers at Writers Here and Now Event

The poet spoke with students at the Jimenez-Porter Writers' House.

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The Washington Post

Op/Ed: Trump Doesn't Understand How Anti-Semitism Works. Neither Do Most Americans.

October 27, 2018 History

It’s long past time we figure it out.
Forbes

What Do Broadway's Best Lighting Designers Actually Do?

October 26, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

No one applauds the lighting designer.

Staffing Announcement: New Assistant to the Dean

October 25, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Chant’e Ingram has two decades of experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors.
The New York Times

Op/Ed: A Warning to Saudis About What Happens to Dissidents

October 23, 2018 History

A history professor says the Saudis are acting like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and other tyrants by killing a prominent opponent to send a message to the populace.
The Diamondback

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Talks Immigration, Refugees at UMD Lecture

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book is titled “The Refugees."
Maryland Today

A Refugee and a Storyteller

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Pulitzer Prize-winning author addresses complexities of refugee experience on Tuesday.

The Diamondback

Discussion with Stew Stewart at MilkBoy ArtHouse Questions Music’s Role in Social Change

October 22, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The singer-songwriter discussed political song for a politically charged population.
The Diamondback

Panel at MilkBoy ArtHouse Discusses the Role of the Music Critic in the Internet Age

October 19, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

When everyone’s a critic, do critics still matter?
The Post and Courier

‘Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs’ Author Will Deliver Charleston Lecture on Food Shaming

October 18, 2018 American Studies

American studies professor Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the cultural food shaming that exists in society.
The Writer's Bloc

"Little Shop of Horrors" Captivates at The Clarice

October 18, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The curtain closed for the last time at University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies’ adaptation of “Little Shop of Horrors” with a sold out performance at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday evening.