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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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Washington Jewish Week

I Shall Not Hate; A Theatrical Presentation And Discussion

February 08, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

The Mosaic Theater Company of DC and the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies will discuss and present a personal story about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Museums Must Reach Into Communities

February 05, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun discusses the importance of the UMD-Phillips Collection partnership and the NEH-funded "Baltimore Stories" project.
The Diamondback

Umd Professor Sahar Khamis Leads Interfaith Dialogue At Bethesda Church

January 31, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Sahar Khamis led an interfaith talk to address facts and falsehoods about Islam.

Survey Finds More Than Half Of Students Text And Drive

January 31, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities

Public health school study revealed that 52 percent of UMD students surveyed said they have texted and driven in the past month.
IPI Global Observatory

The Iran-Saudi-Us Balancing Act: Something Must Give

January 29, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Paul Scham, executive director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies at UMD, discusses conflict in Iran and Saudi Arabia and its effect on US ties.
The Diamondback

Tawes Hall Is Now Home To American Studies Department, More Classrooms

January 28, 2016 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

There are six new classrooms and more office space for the American studies department.

Words To Savor

January 15, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Alum pushes the boundaries of food criticism.
Terp Magazine

A Modern Partnership

January 15, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD and The Phillips Collection join forces to increase collaboration in the arts and humanities.