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Maryland Today

The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard Of

February 16, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Alum's new play premieres at Arena Stage.

M Pease ’22 Appointed to Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs

February 13, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Pease is an alum of the Maryland General Assembly Program in the Department of English.

Maryland Today

Mythical Beasts and Lucky Dishes: Lunar New Year Traditions, Explained

February 09, 2024 American Studies

UMD expert on D.C.-area celebrations breaks down Chinese customs.

Maryland Today

Performance to ‘Tap’ Afro-Brazilian Roots of Dance

February 07, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Clarice to host joyful history lesson.

Acting Director of Jazz Studies Mark Williams Featured on Count Basie Orchestra’s 2024 Grammy Award-Winning Album

February 06, 2024 School of Music, Jazz Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The orchestra, which includes WIlliams as one of its resident trombonists, won Best Large Jazz Ensemble for “Basie Swings The Blues.”

A More Perfect Telling of the American Story

February 06, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan co-authors new book that proposes novel approach to confronting racism in America.

Arts for All Welcomes Inaugural Artists-in-Residence

February 05, 2024 Art

Hannah Smotrich and Ari Melenciano ’14 will focus on voting, AI, while at UMD this semester.

Shards Time Resonance Risk

February 02, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor Jared Mezzocchi in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.

Maryland Today

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

February 01, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

From Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry to renowned modern dance, faculty experts share their picks.

The New York Times

Review: Music From the Sole Brings a Party to the Joyce Theater

January 31, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The New York Times reviews show starring TDPS alum, at The Clarice on February 8.