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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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More Asian-Americans Are Identifying as Democrats, Survey Finds

More Asian-Americans Are Identifying As Democrats, Survey Finds

October 06, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

New research from American studies Professor Janelle Wong and her multi-campus research team.
The Diamondback

Umd Offers Weekly Shuttle Bus To The Philips Collection

October 06, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The Thursday shuttle is part of a strategic partnership with the art museum.

"Defending Giants": The Redwood Wars And Environmental Activism

October 05, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, History

New book from history Ph.D. alumnus Daren Spence examines late 20th century American environmental politics.
The Los Angeles Times

Asian American Voters Are Spurning Trump And Threatening To Spurn The Republican Party

October 05, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Research from American Studies faculty member Janelle Wong.

Claudia Rankine Shares Poetry & Discusses Everyday Racism

October 02, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD Writer's Block describes poet's visit to campus.

Poet & Macarthur Genius Claudia Rankine On Campus For Reading And Conversation At Umd

September 26, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

This event is a reading and timely discussion on the role of race, public education, art and citizenship.
The Baltimore Sun

Trump: Setting Immigration Back 90 Years

September 21, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, History

Historian Julie Green unpacks the historical echos in Trump's immigration platform.
Taylor & Francis

Hilary Clinton'S Memoirs And The "Double Bind" Of Women In Politics

September 20, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Shawn J. Parry-Giles uncovers contrasting styles and common themes in Hilary Clinton's political memoirs.