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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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Emancipation'S Long Foreshadowing

March 27, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

Ira Berlin visits Harvard for a three-day lecture series and wins the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal.

English Professor Scott Wible Wins 2014 Advancement Of Knowledge Award

March 26, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Scott Wible's book, Shaping Language Policy in the U.S.: The Role of Composition Studies, was awarded for its advancement of the study of foreign language education.

UMCP Classics Department Featured in the Washington Post

March 25, 2014 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

By John Kelly, Published: March 17, 2014

The Last Word On A Norton Anthology

March 25, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Distinguished University Professor Robert Levine is the general editor of the 2017 edition of the The Norton Anthology of American Literature.

The Art Gallery At The University Of Maryland Presents: What’S In A Meme?

March 06, 2014 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

Changing world of viral Internet phenomena examined in exhibition.
The Washington Post

Art Review: ‘Csa: Forty Years Of Community-Sourced Art’

February 27, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD professor Foon Sham and graduate student Dane Winkler display their work at the Arlington Arts Center in Virginia.
The Diamondback

Israel Studies Course Pairs University Of Maryland Students With Tel Aviv Professor

February 25, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

New academic partnerships between UMD and Tel Aviv University unite international students through video conferencing software.

D.C.'S Mixtress Of The Night

February 09, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD fine arts and psychology grad is now a rising business owner who shakes up scene by creating drinkable art.