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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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UMD’s Gamelan Saraswati and Japanese Koto Ensembles Perform in Multicultural Concert

December 13, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

The University of Maryland's Gamelan Saraswati and Japanese Koto Ensembles present a night of world music

Putting the Artistry in Dentistry

December 12, 2022 Art

Studio art major Casey Taira ’22 plans to pursue dentistry school.

A Musical ‘Cradle’ for Those on the Margins

December 09, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Sunday performance features experimental classical music and visiting artist ensemble.
Maryland Today

Striking Art While the Iron Is Hot

December 08, 2022 Art

Twice-annual event invites community to take part in metal pouring.

UMD Meaningful Connections Recital Brings Performers, Audience Closer to the Music

December 07, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The University of Maryland's Meaningful Connections chamber music class aims to rethink the way musicians perform.

November Issue of The Observer, founded by HH student Nikita Kale, Out Now

December 01, 2022 Honors Humanities

The Observer, run by Honors Humanities student Nikita Kale, is UMD's sole political publication.

Stylus Now Accepting Submissions

December 01, 2022 Honors Humanities

Stylus is now accepting submissions. Submit your work today!
New York Times

Help Black Farmers, Who Know Hyperlocal Doesn’t Mean Fancy

November 29, 2022 American Studies

Professor of American Studies Psyche Williams-Forson's research is featured in The New York Times.
Maryland Today

Professor Combines Art and Data to Capture Beauty, Diversity of Arctic Ice

November 28, 2022 Art

Assistant Professor of Art Cy Keener collaborates on a new exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences.
The Washington Post

In the Galleries: A Celebration of Latin American Sculpture

November 25, 2022 University of Maryland Art Gallery

Rarely seen works of modern and contemporary art depict multifaceted qualities of the medium.