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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

Finding ‘Lost History’ in Your Glass

February 24, 2022 Communication

Alum helps continue family’s mead-making tradition, honoring Holocaust survivor and winery founder.
The Diamondback

Five Moments in Mahler’s "Resurrection" Symphony to Look Forward to

February 23, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Death and resurrection will happen at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, in the Dekelboum Concert Hall, on Friday.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Alexis Lothian Discusses Fan Fiction, Social Justice and the Politics of Fantasy

February 22, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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

Discovering Something New in the Medieval

February 17, 2022 School of Music

UMD musicologist digs up old secrets of song.
The Diamondback

Dance Students Steal the Spotlight with Intimate Performances

February 14, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Diamondback spotlights the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies' Experimental PerformanceSeries.
Maryland Today

Five Black Pioneers You Should Know About

February 08, 2022 History, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD faculty and staff share stories of overlooked figures From American history.
The Times of Israel

US Response to Antisemitism is Reactive, Uncoordinated, Report Claims

February 08, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Ahead of Deborah Lipstadt's confirmation hearing as antisemitism envoy, former senior Obama administration officials calls for Biden to coordinate a whole-of-government approach.
The Diamondback

The Shed Provides a Rehearsal Space, Instrument Rentals and Community

February 04, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Owner and Co-Director of Percussion Studies Jauvon Gilliam wants The Shed to be a place of community for all types of artists.
Maryland Today

Shining a ‘Light’ on Dance

February 03, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Three-day summit grappling with race, gender, sexuality and the pandemic starts today.