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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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Umd Ranked Among Nation'S Elite In Innovation & Entrepreneurship

November 10, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD ascends to Top 10 in Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine rankings.

President Loh: 2015 State Of The Campus Address

November 10, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

University President Wallace Loh outlines a path forward for this university in the annual State of the Campus address to the University Senate.
Atlas Obscura

The Forgotten Kaleidoscope Craze In Victorian England

November 09, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Jason Farman researches the rise and evolution of the kaleidoscope in the 1800s, and its similarity with the iPhone today.
The Diamondback

Umd Unveils Frederick Douglass Statue On Hornbake Plaza

November 08, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

A new statue of Frederick Douglass stands in Hornbake Plaza.
The Writer's Bloc

Art Exhibition Showcases Professors’ Projects

November 05, 2015 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

The Art Gallery holds a reception to showcase professors' art work.

Author Nikky Finney Talks Poetry During A Visit To Campus

November 01, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Nikky Finney talked to students about the inspiration behind her poetry.

Students Share Stories And Inspirations At The David C. Driskell Center

October 25, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Writer's Bloc covers of the third annual Driskell After Dark: Resistance, Hope & Justice in Art, Poetry & Song event.