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Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Op/Ed: All the Ways Democracy Is Crashing and Burning

September 02, 2018 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

The accelerated erosion of democratic regimes in the West is the subject of a series of recent books and articles in the United States.

In Memoriam: Ira Berlin in Pictures

August 10, 2018 History

A photo tribute to Distinguished University Professor Ira Berlin who passed away in June.

Freedmen and Southern Society Project Wins NEH Grant

August 10, 2018 History

Maryland history department's Freedmen and Southern Society Project, directed by Professor Leslie Rowland, wins $325,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue work on the publication of its volumes. See the release for...

Ala Creciun publishes op/ed in Washington Post

August 10, 2018 History

Ala Creciun, History doctoral candidate, has an op/ed in the Washington Post.

The Monkey Cage

100 Years Later, Russia is Still Revising the Story of the Imperial Family's Execution by Red Guards

August 08, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

The Russian Orthodox Church wants it investigated as a "ritual murder."

AP News

Ms. Foundation Strategic Plan to Focus on Women of Color

August 07, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Ms. Foundation for Women will put $25 million over five years toward organizations that are led by and focus on women and girls of color.

AWP Announces Change to Autonomous Non-Profit Model

August 03, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Association for Writers and Writing Programs will spin off from partner universities, keep location in UMD’s Discovery District.

The Washington Post

In the Galleries: Three Local Artists Explore the Transient Nature of Identity

July 27, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Brentwood Arts Exchange exhibition has been curated by University of Maryland students.

PRI's The World

American Evangelicals Are More Diverse Than Ever. But Some Don't Want to Be Apart of the "Evangelical Movement"

July 19, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Some Christians are distancing themselves from the term “evangelical” even if their beliefs remain unchanged.

The University of North Carolina Press Blog

Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt: Balancing Privacy and Archival Access

July 19, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Professor of History Karin Alejandra Rosemblatt weighs in on how archival institutions balance privacy concerns with the need for access.