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UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular author of YA, children’s books about kids of color to receive $800K.

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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.
June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

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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 New Republic

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

July 01, 2024 History

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.

2024–25 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

June 05, 2024 Communication, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Six ARHU alums and one student received the prestigious grant.

At UMD, Cross-Gender-Cast ‘Men on Boats’ Sail Wonderfully into the New West

March 04, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

DC Theater Arts reviews TDPS' production of "Men on Boats."

Jorge Aguilar Mora, Professor Emeritus in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dies at 77

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aguilar Mora was a renowned Mexican essayist, literary critic, poet and novelist.

Choreographer Ama Law ’08 MFA ’19 Brings Signature Street Style Back to UMD

December 07, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The dance artist-in-residence is teaching and collaborating with UMD students.

Assistant Professor of French Receives NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant to Create Digital Edition of Global Antislavery Periodical

December 06, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, College of Arts and Humanities, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Revue des Colonies was published in France between 1834 and 1842.

Congratulations ARHU Graduates!

May 24, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities

Dean Stephanie Shonekan recognizes ARHU graduates at the campuswide Spring 2023 Commencement.
Maryland Today

UMD Announces Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Award Recipients

January 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, English, School of Music, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Program supports faculty projects with grants.
The New York Times

Baltimore Museum of Art Taps Its Chief Curator as Its Next Director

January 26, 2023 Art History and Archaeology

Art history alum Asma Naeem Ph.D. ’10 begins her new role on February 1.