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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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Meet The Faculty Of The Foxworth Initiative

December 06, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Psyche Williams-Forson, Ana Patricia Rodriguez and Leigh Wilson Smiley deliver Foxworth courses to serve the pressing issues of community partners.

Scholarship Day Raises More Than $220,000 For Scholarships

December 04, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU places fifth in UMD's first-ever, 24-hour giving challenge.\r\n\r\n

Four Arhu Seniors Recognized As Merrill Presidential Scholars With Faculty

November 25, 2013 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

The scholarship honors the university’s most successful seniors and designated faculty members who served as their mentors.

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity: Task Force Report And College Implementation Plan

November 05, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

A series of recommendations from the college’s Diversity Task Force as well as the Dean’s implementation response, all to support a diverse and inclusive College of Arts and Humanities.

Washington Post Columnist Receives Arhu Distinguished Alumnus Award

October 28, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

In his column, “John Kelly’s Washington,” English major John Kelly ’84 takes a look at Washington’s less-famous side.

"Frankenstein" Discovers New Life In Digital Archive

October 25, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) with its partenrs creates a digital Shelley-Godwin Archive.

2013-2014 Scholarship Recipients

October 24, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

The College of Arts Humanities is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Senior Scholars, Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

It’s Alive! Shelley-Godwin Digital Archive

October 24, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

UMD partners with New York Public Library and the Bodleian to digitize original Shelley family manuscripts, starting with Mary Shelley’s iconic Frankenstein.