College of Arts and Humanities at UMD
@umd-arhu.bsky.social
Cultivating creativity, critical thinking & global Leadership: ARHU at the University of Maryland is where learning, art, culture and social justice intersect.
What role do you think humanities play in addressing today's challenges? dbknews.com/2025/11/20/r...
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
What role do you think humanities play in addressing today's challenges? dbknews.com/2025/11/20/r...
Join the UMD Libraries on Thursday, November 6th, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in McKeldin Library room 4109 as Dean Stephanie Shonekan discusses their work Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Sorrow Tears and Blood. www.lib.umd.edu/research/eve...
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join the UMD Libraries on Thursday, November 6th, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in McKeldin Library room 4109 as Dean Stephanie Shonekan discusses their work Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Sorrow Tears and Blood. www.lib.umd.edu/research/eve...
New episodes of our "Rhyme and Reason” podcast are here!
From Black barber shops to Haitian cinema to immigrant political life, these conversations reveal how the arts and humanities help us see beyond headlines, connect past and present and support communities.
Listen now: umd-arhu.podbean.com
From Black barber shops to Haitian cinema to immigrant political life, these conversations reveal how the arts and humanities help us see beyond headlines, connect past and present and support communities.
Listen now: umd-arhu.podbean.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New episodes of our "Rhyme and Reason” podcast are here!
From Black barber shops to Haitian cinema to immigrant political life, these conversations reveal how the arts and humanities help us see beyond headlines, connect past and present and support communities.
Listen now: umd-arhu.podbean.com
From Black barber shops to Haitian cinema to immigrant political life, these conversations reveal how the arts and humanities help us see beyond headlines, connect past and present and support communities.
Listen now: umd-arhu.podbean.com
UMD’s Freedmen and Southern Society Project has received a $300k grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support its landmark book, “Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861–1867,” chronicling one of the most consequential moments in U.S. history. go.umd.edu/241s
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
UMD’s Freedmen and Southern Society Project has received a $300k grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support its landmark book, “Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861–1867,” chronicling one of the most consequential moments in U.S. history. go.umd.edu/241s
As part of Disability Awareness Month, join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists for a conversation on disability and accessibility at UMD. Open to UMD students, faculty, and staff. Oct 23, 4–5 PM, Taliaferro 1126.
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As part of Disability Awareness Month, join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists for a conversation on disability and accessibility at UMD. Open to UMD students, faculty, and staff. Oct 23, 4–5 PM, Taliaferro 1126.
Dean Stephanie Shonekan unveiled ARHU’s Timely & Timeless strategic plan at our annual assembly as we celebrated 2025 Service Award winners—with music, poetry, and student reflections on the four commitments.
arhu.umd.edu/news/arhu-20...
arhu.umd.edu/news/arhu-20...
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dean Stephanie Shonekan unveiled ARHU’s Timely & Timeless strategic plan at our annual assembly as we celebrated 2025 Service Award winners—with music, poetry, and student reflections on the four commitments.
arhu.umd.edu/news/arhu-20...
arhu.umd.edu/news/arhu-20...
UMD’s Roshan Institute for Persian Studies received a major gift to establish the Dr. Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Persian Digital Library, the first open-access, scholar-vetted archive of Persian texts.
today.umd.edu/roshan-insti...
today.umd.edu/roshan-insti...
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
UMD’s Roshan Institute for Persian Studies received a major gift to establish the Dr. Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Persian Digital Library, the first open-access, scholar-vetted archive of Persian texts.
today.umd.edu/roshan-insti...
today.umd.edu/roshan-insti...
Join the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies on Wed, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. for the launch of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen—a feminist take on why our ties to tech often feel “creepy.”
go.umd.edu/technocreep
go.umd.edu/technocreep
October 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies on Wed, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. for the launch of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen—a feminist take on why our ties to tech often feel “creepy.”
go.umd.edu/technocreep
go.umd.edu/technocreep
Join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists this Thursday, Oct. 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m., to explore how the College of Arts and Humanities examines AI through humanistic and social science perspectives—examining its impact and creatively using its tools. arhu.umd.edu/events/arhu-...
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists this Thursday, Oct. 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m., to explore how the College of Arts and Humanities examines AI through humanistic and social science perspectives—examining its impact and creatively using its tools. arhu.umd.edu/events/arhu-...
The HPV vaccine prevents cancer—but uptake remains far below national goals.
Professor of Communication Xiaoli Nan has earned a $2.8M NIH grant to lead an interdisciplinary team developing an AI-powered chatbot to support parents in making informed choices.
Read more: arhu.umd.edu/news/umd-res...
Professor of Communication Xiaoli Nan has earned a $2.8M NIH grant to lead an interdisciplinary team developing an AI-powered chatbot to support parents in making informed choices.
Read more: arhu.umd.edu/news/umd-res...
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The HPV vaccine prevents cancer—but uptake remains far below national goals.
Professor of Communication Xiaoli Nan has earned a $2.8M NIH grant to lead an interdisciplinary team developing an AI-powered chatbot to support parents in making informed choices.
Read more: arhu.umd.edu/news/umd-res...
Professor of Communication Xiaoli Nan has earned a $2.8M NIH grant to lead an interdisciplinary team developing an AI-powered chatbot to support parents in making informed choices.
Read more: arhu.umd.edu/news/umd-res...
In honor of Jacob Lawrence's birthday, we're throwing it waayyy back to 2011 when The David C. Driskell Center hosted a survey exhibition of his prints from 1963-2000. Check out the installation shots of the exhibition, or explore pieces in the permanent collection go.umd.edu/21wx.
September 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In honor of Jacob Lawrence's birthday, we're throwing it waayyy back to 2011 when The David C. Driskell Center hosted a survey exhibition of his prints from 1963-2000. Check out the installation shots of the exhibition, or explore pieces in the permanent collection go.umd.edu/21wx.
Support students at Hollywood Elementary with the ARHU Staff Council's annual School Supply Drive! We're collecting backpacks, pencils, notebooks, and more. Drop-off locations on campus. Find out how you can help: go.umd.edu/arhuschooldr... #UMD #ARHU #CommunityService #SchoolSupplyDrive
August 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Support students at Hollywood Elementary with the ARHU Staff Council's annual School Supply Drive! We're collecting backpacks, pencils, notebooks, and more. Drop-off locations on campus. Find out how you can help: go.umd.edu/arhuschooldr... #UMD #ARHU #CommunityService #SchoolSupplyDrive
SPAN448M: Contemporary Puerto Rican Musicality: From Plena to Bad Bunny explores lyrics, performance, and the impact of genres like bomba, plena, salsa, reggaetón and more.
📚 Prof. Quintero-Herencia
🗓️ Fall 2025
📍 UMD Spanish & Portuguese
🔗 app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202405/S...
📚 Prof. Quintero-Herencia
🗓️ Fall 2025
📍 UMD Spanish & Portuguese
🔗 app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202405/S...
July 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
SPAN448M: Contemporary Puerto Rican Musicality: From Plena to Bad Bunny explores lyrics, performance, and the impact of genres like bomba, plena, salsa, reggaetón and more.
📚 Prof. Quintero-Herencia
🗓️ Fall 2025
📍 UMD Spanish & Portuguese
🔗 app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202405/S...
📚 Prof. Quintero-Herencia
🗓️ Fall 2025
📍 UMD Spanish & Portuguese
🔗 app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202405/S...
Drawing from black avant-garde poetic traditions and led by Marissa Parham, the “Remixed Poetry towards Computational Literacies”workshop put remix skills and digital literacy at the forefront.
July 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Drawing from black avant-garde poetic traditions and led by Marissa Parham, the “Remixed Poetry towards Computational Literacies”workshop put remix skills and digital literacy at the forefront.
In a session on Embodied Teaching as Radical Practice. Tamisha Ponder, owner of Sankofa Yoga and Wellness, shared this Thomas Merton quote. Ponder studies the physiological responses of those doing organizing and activism to the stress of the work. She considers educators as activists.
July 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In a session on Embodied Teaching as Radical Practice. Tamisha Ponder, owner of Sankofa Yoga and Wellness, shared this Thomas Merton quote. Ponder studies the physiological responses of those doing organizing and activism to the stress of the work. She considers educators as activists.
“We are not authoritarian figures in the classroom. Students are not passive. Authority is shared.” - Tony Louis on “Cultivating Joy: Centering Ecstasy and Pleasure in the Classroom.”
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“We are not authoritarian figures in the classroom. Students are not passive. Authority is shared.” - Tony Louis on “Cultivating Joy: Centering Ecstasy and Pleasure in the Classroom.”
“The journey is also to the teacher and beyond. It’s always a path to the heart.” -bell hooks
July 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“The journey is also to the teacher and beyond. It’s always a path to the heart.” -bell hooks
Dr. Tamisha J. Ponder led the group in a grounding and centering exercise and shared that bell hooks was inspired by Thich Nat Han. hooks said: “He met rage with loving kindness.”
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Dr. Tamisha J. Ponder led the group in a grounding and centering exercise and shared that bell hooks was inspired by Thich Nat Han. hooks said: “He met rage with loving kindness.”
Leadership updates from Dean Stephanie Shonekan:
🎓 Christina Hanhardt - Chair, American Studies
🎶 Jared Rawlings – Director, School of Music
🎨 Justin Strom – Art, Chair
more updates & thanks to outgoing leaders!
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🎓 Christina Hanhardt - Chair, American Studies
🎶 Jared Rawlings – Director, School of Music
🎨 Justin Strom – Art, Chair
more updates & thanks to outgoing leaders!
🔗 Full story in first comment ⬇️
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Leadership updates from Dean Stephanie Shonekan:
🎓 Christina Hanhardt - Chair, American Studies
🎶 Jared Rawlings – Director, School of Music
🎨 Justin Strom – Art, Chair
more updates & thanks to outgoing leaders!
🔗 Full story in first comment ⬇️
🎓 Christina Hanhardt - Chair, American Studies
🎶 Jared Rawlings – Director, School of Music
🎨 Justin Strom – Art, Chair
more updates & thanks to outgoing leaders!
🔗 Full story in first comment ⬇️
Looking for your next summer read? 📚 Terp alums from @umdenglish.bsky.social and American studies are making waves—from Hamptons fiction to feminist TV critique to YA thrillers. Check out new books by Brooke Foster, Vincent Stephens, Meg Eden, & Allison Stine! #UMD #TerpAuthors
July 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Looking for your next summer read? 📚 Terp alums from @umdenglish.bsky.social and American studies are making waves—from Hamptons fiction to feminist TV critique to YA thrillers. Check out new books by Brooke Foster, Vincent Stephens, Meg Eden, & Allison Stine! #UMD #TerpAuthors
Congratulations to Professor of History Robyn Muncy, Professor of Violin James Stern and Professor of Conducting and Ensembles Michael Votta, Jr.—three ARHU professors named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1z17
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Congratulations to Professor of History Robyn Muncy, Professor of Violin James Stern and Professor of Conducting and Ensembles Michael Votta, Jr.—three ARHU professors named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1z17
The Miller Center for Historical Studies presents "Making Sense of Mass Atrocities: The Meanings of Genocide in Historical And Contemporary Contexts," featuring Omer Bartov in conversation with UMD's Shibley Telhami and moderated by Peter Wien: Monday, 4/7/25 5-6:30 pm in Taliaferro Hall, Room 2110
April 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Miller Center for Historical Studies presents "Making Sense of Mass Atrocities: The Meanings of Genocide in Historical And Contemporary Contexts," featuring Omer Bartov in conversation with UMD's Shibley Telhami and moderated by Peter Wien: Monday, 4/7/25 5-6:30 pm in Taliaferro Hall, Room 2110
We are honored that @aaas.org elected linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz to this year’s #AAASFellow class, one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1xu5
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We are honored that @aaas.org elected linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz to this year’s #AAASFellow class, one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1xu5
In celebration of Women’s History Month we’re spotlighting Harriet Tubman Day on March 10, co hosted by @wgss-umd.bsky.social and The David C. Driskell Center, featuring Ernestine "Tina" Wyatt, Great Great Great Granddaughter of Harriet Tubman. Registration required: brnw.ch/21wR2sa.
March 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In celebration of Women’s History Month we’re spotlighting Harriet Tubman Day on March 10, co hosted by @wgss-umd.bsky.social and The David C. Driskell Center, featuring Ernestine "Tina" Wyatt, Great Great Great Granddaughter of Harriet Tubman. Registration required: brnw.ch/21wR2sa.
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, co-curated by ARHU alum Grace Yasumura Ph.D. '19, explores the intersection of sculpture and race. "DNA Study Revisited," by Roberto Lugo (below), is one of the pieces on display. (Photo by Albert Ting) today.umd.edu/tracing-the-...
February 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, co-curated by ARHU alum Grace Yasumura Ph.D. '19, explores the intersection of sculpture and race. "DNA Study Revisited," by Roberto Lugo (below), is one of the pieces on display. (Photo by Albert Ting) today.umd.edu/tracing-the-...