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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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2017's Best And Worst States For Women

February 27, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Prof. Robyn Muncy speaks on financial challenges facing women and how state level public policy agendas are addressing the issues.
Huffington Post

"Bad Dudes": Immigrants, Illegality, And Human Rights

February 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Julie Greene explores how perspectives on immigrants set the foundation for Trump's immigration policies.

Dean'S Statement On Executive Actions

February 06, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Thornton Dill responds to recent executive actions.

H-Diplo

Aristocracy, Oligarchy And Donald Trump

February 03, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, History

History professor Arthur Eckstein considers what ancient writers say about democracy and despotism.

Express Yourself! Student Expression Contest

February 02, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Contest fosters meaningful dialogue and critical thinking on race and racism.
The Diamondback

President Trump's Plan To Defund Two Endowments Threatens Umd Arts And Humanities Funding

January 26, 2017 History, American Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities, School of Music, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

At UMD, federal funding supports work being done in the "true public sphere, not just the elite public sphere."
WUSA9

The Kidney Project With Miss Maryland

January 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Adrianna David, theater and communications major and Miss Maryland, shares her personal story with the kidney project.

Collective Monument

January 25, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities

Onejoon, Nara Park and the DZT Collective investigate the global politics and aesthetics of monuments in the STAMP gallery.

Interview with Prof. Eric Adler

January 12, 2017 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor Eric Adler was recently interviewed by Inside Higher Education about his new book, Classics: The Culture Wars and Beyond, published by the University of Michigan Press. You can read the interview online here. 

Art Africa In Miami Showcases The Work Of Contemporary African American Artists

December 01, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Raison d’Art – A Celebration Of The Works Of David C. Driskell.