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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

Get ‘Immersed’ in Arts and Tech

April 01, 2022 Art

New showcase highlights students’ work in virtual and augmented reality, other emerging media.

Philosophy Professor Receives Humboldt Research Award

April 01, 2022 Philosophy

John Horty is an internationally known expert on topics that connect philosophy, logic and artificial intelligence.

Alumnus Jason Max Ferdinand Returns to UMD as Director of Choral Activities

April 01, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The accomplished choral conductor said he’s eager to continue to grow the School of Music’s strong program.

Preparing for a 'Sustainable Career in the Arts'

March 29, 2022 School of Music

Marlia Nash ’24, a trombone performance major with a minor in arts leadership, is taking advantage of multiple opportunities at UMD.

Maryland Today

The Dark Side of Period Dramas

March 28, 2022 History

Professor’s book examines depictions of sexual assault in popular TV series.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Sahar Khamis Discusses Insights on Countering Islamophobia

March 23, 2022 Communication

The talk is part of a series centering ARHU faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.
WQXR

First Percussionist to Win Avery Fisher Career Grant

March 22, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

UMD Percussion Lecturer Ji Su Jung wins 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Maryland Today

One Year After Atlanta Killings, Survey Shows Violence Against Asian Americans Persists

March 18, 2022 American Studies

UMD researcher part of team that finds continuing hate crimes impact all non-white groups.
Washington Post

Alum Reginald Dwayne Betts’s first-of-its kind Freedom Library now sits in the National Building Museum

March 17, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

‘Freedom Libraries’ aim to transform prisons, 500 books at a time
Baltimore Sun

James F. Harris, a Noted University of Maryland Scholar of 19th Century German History and Longtime Dean, Dies

March 16, 2022 History

Obituary in the Baltimore Sun.