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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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The Diamondback

Umd Grunig Gala Discusses Public Relations Failure In Ebola Crisis

October 21, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

The Diamondback's coverage of the eight annual Grunig Gala.
The Diamondback

Black Lives Matter Hashtag Co-Creater Speaks Of Racial Inequality At Umd Talk

October 20, 2015 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, stimulates discussion about racial inequalities and stereotypes.
UMD Right Now

The Devos Institute Of Arts Management At The University Of Maryland Releases Report On Diversity In The Arts

October 19, 2015 Art, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

Report highlights challenges facing African American and Latino arts organizations.
The Washington Post

In The Galleries: Melding Sound And Art

October 16, 2015 Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland Art Gallery, History, Japanese, College of Arts and Humanities

The Washington Post Wrote About The "Questioning The Bomb" Exhibition At The University Of Maryland Art Gallery.

Usm Board Of Regents Unanimously Approves Art-Sociology Building Name Change

October 08, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

The Art-Sociology Building will be renamed after Parren Mitchell, the first black graduate student of UMD.

The 2015 Pragda Film Festival

October 07, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

This year's program includes diverse films from both new and established Ibero American film makers
The Diamondback

Umd To Announce Partnership With The Phillips Collection

October 05, 2015 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD to partner with The Phillips Collection to create new arts courses and open art storage facility.
The Diamondback

Umd Responds To Baltimore Unrest With Collaborative Art Exhibit

September 29, 2015 American Studies, Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD faculty and students weigh in on Baltimore riots and respond with a communitywide art project.

Wallace Loh Forms A Work Group To Help Consider Renaming Byrd Stadium

September 24, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill chairs a work group to assess renaming the stadium.