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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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DC Metro Theater Arts

Upbeat ‘Little Women: the Broadway Musical’ uplifts at UMD

November 01, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

An evening of delightful entertainment by the University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.
Maryland Today

5 Recommendations for a ‘Bad’ Movie Night

October 28, 2021 History

1970s filmmaking left a rebellious legacy. A UMD class explains how.

After Loss, ‘Learning to Breathe Again’

October 27, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

TDPS student channels grief through a musical version of the classic story of “Little Women.”

Communication for Social Change

October 27, 2021 Communication

Veteran and first-generation college student Natacia Wright ’22 plans to use her degree to communicate issues that impact minorities and marginalized communities.
The Diamondback

‘Latin American Collage: Uncommon Perspectives’ Illuminates Latin Artists at UMD

October 27, 2021 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

A review of a School of Music student-led concert celebrating Latin American heritage through music.
Maryland Today

Letters of Hope and Familiarity

October 26, 2021 History

Alum’s new book highlights African Americans’ relationship to Lincoln.
Maryland Today

‘Exiled’ From the Stage

October 21, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Ph.D. Student’s Experimental Theater Project to Get Audiences Moving

D.M.A. Students Move Into Retirement Community

October 21, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

Fifth class of student artists-in-residence make personal and musical connections at Collington, A Kendal Lifeplan Community.

ARHU Announces 2021–22 Dean's Colloquium Series on Race, Equity and Justice

October 18, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

The series of talks centers faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.

A Symphony on the Streets

October 18, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

Vijay Gupta, violin prodigy and social justice activist, to visit campus this week.