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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

Communication Students, Experts Gather For Grunig Lecture

October 25, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Tuesday evening, about 180 communication students, alumni and local professionals gathered in Stamp Student Union’s Colony Ballroom to discuss current trends in public relations.

2012-13 New Faculty Appointments

October 25, 2012 Art, American Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Persian, School of Music

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty cohort to UMD.
National Endowment for the Humanities

Emancipation, Interpreted

October 24, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, History, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Master's candidate Drew Barker is awarded first place in the NEH Emancipation Nation Student Contest for his one-act play.

Internationally Acclaimed Ceo To Speak At Grunig Lecture Tuesday

October 22, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Hill+Knowlton CEO Jack Martin to lecture on digital media redefining the communication industry.

2012-13 Worldwise Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series

October 22, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities

The 2012-13 WORLDWISE Arts and Humanities Dean's Lecture Series features four exciting speakers who will stimulate conversations about issues that cross arts and humanities disciplines.

Arhu Year In Review: 2011-2012

October 19, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities

Learn more about important data, achievements and research in the College of Arts and Humanities over the 2011-2012 academic year.

Audio: The First Presidential Debate From A Cultural Viewpoint

October 15, 2012 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD American Studies Professor, Sheri Parks, talks with Dave Ottalini about the first Presidential Debate from a cultural standpoint.

Video: Ms. Magazine 40Th Anniversary

October 15, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Thornton Dill spoke at Ms. Magazine's 40th Anniversary Luncheon alongside Co-Founder, Gloria Steinem.By CSPAN