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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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Fall 2017 Arhu Leadership Announcements

October 10, 2017 History, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Linguistics, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

New leadership appointments for the 2017-18 academic year.
The Diamondback

Review: "Unto Itself" Isn't Your Typical Installation Art

September 27, 2017 Art History and Archaeology, Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities

Exhibition Captivates Audience With Black-And-White-Printed Text.
Boise State Public Radio

Artist Visits Boise To Explore Ideas Of Western Expansion And Surveillance

September 26, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Art professor Hasan Elahi spoke about his FBI interrogation experience.

Drink In Sight Of Massive Chandelier Made Of Recycled Water Bottles At Unh

September 21, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Willie Cole's traveling exhibition is now on display at the University of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Union Leader Online

Drink In Sight Of Massive Chandelier Made Of Recycled Water Bottles At Unh

September 20, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Willie Cole's traveling exhibition is now on display at the University of New Hampshire.
Boise Weekly

Hasan Elahi On Digital Privacy

September 20, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Elahi explores hiding in plain sight and smartphones as master spies.
The Diamondback

Umd And Bowie State Team Up To Create Unity Mural

September 17, 2017 Art, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

The mural comes after the murder of Bowie State University student Richard Collins on this university's campus in May.
TERP

Healing After Hate

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Faculty, staff and students' thoughts on hate in America and on college campuses, and how to move forward.

Arhu Year In Review 2016-17

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Learn about some of the college's highlights over the 2016-17 academic year.

Arhu 2017 Service Award Winners Announced

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Six exceptional faculty, staff and students received an annual ARHU service award.