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College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.

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April 05, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled

Noted African American artist’s 20-foot-tall work stands outside center named for late professor, artist, scholar.
March 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’

Women deans reflect on stumbling blocks and successes on their paths to leadership.
March 25, 2024 Art

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?

Course designs Creative ways to increase college participation in 2024 election.
March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

7 Trailblazing Women from US History You Should Know, According to ARHU Historians

This Women’s History Month, learn about pioneers whose stories aren’t often told.
March 11, 2024 American Studies

First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award Supports Doctoral Student’s Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession

Devon Betts, an American studies Ph.D. student, studies race, HIV prevention, queer theory, digital humanities and more.

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 26, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Center of the Circle

New Driskell Center exhibit showcases pioneering artist’s personal relationships with peers.
February 06, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

A More Perfect Telling of the American Story

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan co-authors new book that proposes novel approach to confronting racism in America.
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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."
The Diamondback March 11, 2024

UMD Screens Restored Surrealist Film During International Festival Tour

The Diamondback spotlights the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour film festival.
Diamondback News March 11, 2024

UMD Hosts Panel to Honor Legacy of Harriet Tubman, Highlight Artists and Activists

University of Maryland community members came together Sunday to discuss identity politics, reclaiming agency and the nuances of autonomy during a panel commemorating the life and legacy of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

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ARHU Insights with Mary Helen Washington

February 28, 2013 English

Research explores expressions of race and the "Negro" experience in 1950s black literature, music and art.
Future of Information Alliance

ARHU Students And Faculty Awarded Fia-Deutsch Seed Grants

February 22, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity, Linguistics

Out of 22 FIA grantees, 11 ARHU students and faculty win FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition.

Audio: Kari Kraus Talks With Kojo Nnamdi

February 20, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Kari Kraus was a featured participant on The Kojo Nnamdi Show for a conversation about the digital humanities.
City Paper

Somebody's Watching Me

February 20, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Art Professor Hasan Elahi turns surveillance into art.

Audio: Dean Thornton Dill Interviewed On Women'S Media Center Live

February 16, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU Dean Thornton Dill interviewed on intersections of race, gender and class for Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.

Pending Novel Looks At Experience Of African Immigrants In America

February 14, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

Chimamanda Adichie has been invited to speak at the University of Maryland, College Park on Tuesday, Feb. 19 as part of the WORLDWISE Arts and Humanities Dean's Lecture Series.

The David C. Driskell Center Awarded Prestigious Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

February 11, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities

The Driskell Center was recently awarded a $251,700 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, through the Council on Library and Information Resources [CLIR].

UMD’S Driskell Center Receives $2.2 Million Art Collector Bequest

February 06, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

More than 225 collected artworks from the estate of the late Sandra Anderson Baccus and her husband, Lloyd T. Baccus, added to Driskell Center collection.
McGill Publications

Four Burning Questions With Sahar Khamis Expert On Arab And Muslim Media

January 31, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Assistant Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis interviews with McGill Publications.