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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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Maryland Today

Alumni Association Honors Eight at Celebration of Terps

May 02, 2022 Communication, English

Awardees include accomplished authors, an athlete, an academic and more.
The Diamondback

UMD Music School’s "Classically Dope" Concert Will Blend Hip-Hop and Classical

May 02, 2022 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

Konshens the MC returns for "Classically Dope: Take 2"

Making ‘Place’ Through Art and Design

April 29, 2022 Art

In a new creative placemaking minor, students partner with communities to envision public spaces.

The Diamondback

UMD Students Perform Original Compositions for New Music at Maryland

April 28, 2022 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD faculty and student works featured in the program, ranging from solo to ensemble works.

History Professor Specializing in Russia and Soviet Union Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow

April 26, 2022 History

Sarah Cameron to receive $200,000 to research the decline of Central Asia’s Aral Sea.
The Diamondback

School of Music Faculty Perform Pieces Celebrating Jewish Culture and History

April 26, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The concert featured works by Paul Schoenfield, Leonard Bernstein and more.

Black Theater and the Refusal to Wait for Freedom

April 21, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Assistant Professor of English Julius Fleming, Jr.’s new book explores how theater energized a “radical refusal to wait” during the civil rights movement.

Linda Aldoory Named Dean of American University’s College of Arts and Sciences

April 20, 2022 Communication

In ARHU, Aldoory strengthened research, spearheaded the Campaign on Race, Equity and Justice and addressed a wide range of faculty concerns.
Maryland Today

Mizzou Administrator, Professor of Music and Black Studies Named ARHU Dean

April 19, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities

Stephanie Shonekan to take helm of college on July 1.