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TDPS’ ‘The Prom’ wins 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards

February 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The awards honor outstanding achievements in regional theater.

Arts for All

Accepting Submissions: Sadat Poetry and Music for Justice and Peace Competitions

February 26, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music

Awards offered to students for original poems and music.

ARHU Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor and Administrator

February 23, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Charles “Charley” Rutherford served the university for 45 years.

The Diamondback

Driskell Center Exhibition Honoring ‘Driskell & Friends’ to Open

February 23, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Diamondback features the center's upcoming exhibition.

Jorge Aguilar Mora, Professor Emeritus in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dies at 77

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aguilar Mora was a renowned Mexican essayist, literary critic, poet and novelist.

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.”