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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.

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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.

June 18, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Freedom Songs

This Juneteenth, ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan lists six songs reflecting on ‘the complexities of attaining freedom for all.’
June 13, 2024 Art, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.

June 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast

ARHU launches a new podcast that features faculty voices exploring timely topics related to race, equity and justice.

May 21, 2024 Communication

Communication Alum Wins Pulitzer for Washington Post AR-15 Series

Emily Guskin ’06 is a polling analyst at the Post.

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ARHU In The News

The New Republic July 01, 2024

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer writes for The New Republic.
USA Today May 24, 2024

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.
The Washington Post March 29, 2024

A Celebration of David C. Driskell’s Sweeping Influence on the Art World

The Washington Post features "Driskell and Friends."

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Maryland Today

The Artistry in Maternity

October 05, 2023 University of Maryland Art Gallery

UMD Art Gallery exhibitions contrast traditions, rituals from ancient Africa to modern-day Brooklyn.

Summer in the Statehouse

October 05, 2023 Communication

Senior communication major Jacob Hawthorne ’24 completed an internship in Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office this past summer.

The Prom Showcases Queer Pride at Clarice Premiere

October 03, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Diamondback features a review of 'The Prom.'

Dance Principal Lecturer Alvin Mayes Recognized for His Breadth of Work

September 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Mayes is the recipient of the 2023 Living Legacy Award by the Maryland Dance Education Association.
Maryland Today

More Than Words

September 27, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Spanish for health professions class goes beyond vocabulary.
Marketplace

Poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Explores Money as “a State of Lack”

September 26, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate professor of English and director of the M.F.A. program in creative writing talks to Marketplace about their new book, Negative Money.

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
Maryland Today

Dance Work Seeks to Convey Toll of Climate Catastrophe

September 21, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Clarice artists-in-residence use technology to create a disorienting new world.

Distinguished University Professor Robert S. Levine Awarded NEH Public Scholars Grant for Book on Harriet Beecher Stowe

September 20, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

The grant will support Levine’s book in progress, under contract with W. W. Norton, and intended for a broad public audience.

ARHU 2023 Service Award Winners Announced

September 19, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Six exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.