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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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Washington Post

Alum Reginald Dwayne Betts’s first-of-its kind Freedom Library now sits in the National Building Museum

March 17, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

‘Freedom Libraries’ aim to transform prisons, 500 books at a time
Baltimore Sun

James F. Harris, a Noted University of Maryland Scholar of 19th Century German History and Longtime Dean, Dies

March 16, 2022 History

Obituary in the Baltimore Sun.
Stories Beneath the Shell

“Grass is Green” Premieres at The Clarice

March 16, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Photos and story by Katharine Wilson, Stories Beneath the Shell.
Commonweal

Putin’s Apocalyptic Goals

March 15, 2022 History

A mission to ‘end history’ as we’ve known it.

Inaugural David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

March 11, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art History and Archaeology, Art, College of Arts and Humanities

We welcome submissions from emerging scholars and artists who will create new artistic or scholarly work that furthers the Driskell Center’s mission.

A Remembrance for Dr. Po-Hsien Chu (1986-2022)

March 11, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Dr. Po-Hsien Chu was a brilliant scholar of Sinophone theater and performance.
Maryland Today

A Still-Living Legacy of Justice

March 10, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Harriet Tubman Day event commemorates, revitalizes historic figure.
Washington Post

How Speculating Doomsday Scenarios Can Provide Paradoxical Comfort

March 10, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

English Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum wrote about the dark Cold War genre, war games, and how speculating doomsday scenarios can provide paradoxical comfort in The Washington Post.

Two ARHU Professors Named 2022 HumetricsHSS Community Fellows

March 10, 2022 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Trevor Parry-Giles and Lindsay Yotsukura will work to bring a values-based framework to the college and campus community.
Health Affairs

Podcast: Ruth Zambrana Argues Structural Racism is a Social Determinant of Health

March 10, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Ruth Enid Zambrana joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the rich intellectual history of scholarship on racism and health.