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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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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOS!

February 10, 2018 Classics

Students who recently returned from the Classics Winterterm study abroad program in Italy have posted their entries in our photo contest!  Go to the album on the Classics Department Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a....
The Washington Informer

ARTISTS TAKE A LOOK AT SELF IN NEW EXHIBITION

February 07, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viewers see connection between artist and surroundings.
The Washington Post

TDPS IN 2018 HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATIONS

February 05, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD students, faculty and alumni recognized in Washington, DC theatre community.
The Diamondback

Press Release: Portraits of Who We Are

February 04, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present Portraits of Who We Are

Recent ARHU Faculty Awards

February 02, 2018

See Awards Your Colleagues Have Won
The Diamondback

THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY URGED A UMD CROWD TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE

February 02, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Political activist Bobby Seale discussed organized resistance to discrimination and oppression.

ARHU Celebrates Black History Month

February 01, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Innovative research and programming at the college showcases African American culture and history.

Communication Technologies Have Changed How Humans Experience Time

January 31, 2018 American Studies

New research from UMD says waiting is essential to human connection, intimacy and knowledge.

UMD RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP CULTURAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

January 31, 2018 Arabic, College of Arts and Humanities, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Web-based materials in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian will prepare students to be global professionals.
The Diamondback

"I NEEDED THIS": GREIVIS VASQUEZ CHERISHED HIS RETURN TO XFINITY CENTER

January 30, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Department of American Studies alumni returns to College Park to promote charity work.