University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities

THIS SUNDAY: Catch the livestream of "Orgullo!", an opera commissioned for the Maryland Opera Studio, making its New York City debut at The Public Theater's Joe's Pub.

A ‘Proud’ Debut on an Illustrious NYC Stage for Maryland Opera Studio At Theater That Premiered ‘Hamilton,’ Student Singers Tell Story of Controversial Mexican Leader

Puzzled by the polls this November? VOTE (Fearlessly)! is helping Terps make a voting plan for the General Election, from registration to how to file an absentee ballot. Learn more and see the full schedule for the informational exhibit.

‘Mobile-izing’ a New Generation to the Ballot Box Campus Pop-Up Helps Register New Voters and Take the Angst Out of Election Day

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Welcome to Day 3! 💪 We’ve had a blast watching you enjoy our fabulous line up. Are you ready for more? 👀

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Join Deans Susan Rivera (BSOS), Stephanie Shonekan ()(), and Kimberly Griffin () for a timely discussion on arts and culture, women’s economic empowerment, and children’s mental health with Maryland’s First Lady Dawn Moore!

The event will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

Register for a free ticket at https://go.umd.edu/dawnmoore, also linked in our bio ☝

If all tickets for this event have been reserved by the time of registration, you can join a standby line on the day of the event beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Clarice lobby.

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Terps, your voice matters! We’ve teamed up with and the Creative Placemaking Design and Democracy studio to make sure you’re ready to VOTE (fearlessly)! this November. This nonpartisan pop-up helps Terps register to vote, understand election day basics and obtain the resources they need to get out and vote in the 2024 General Election. Stop by Tawes Plaza between 12–2 p.m. each day of . Learn more at the link in our bio.

📷 Taneen Momeni

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TODAY’S THE DAY! Join us for Day 1 of at various campus locations! View our full schedule in our bio.

A Mario Kart competition set to live orchestral music. An immersive, “meditative” light display. And workshops and classes from screenprinting to salsa dancing.

kicks off tomorrow! We caught up with some of the students, staff and faculty who’ve been planning this year’s event. Here are their can't-miss picks.

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators Arts Extravaganza to Feature Nearly 70 Activities, Performances, Exhibitions

Drumroll, please! The world’s most famous amphibian—that’s right, Kermit the Frog!—is coming to University of Maryland as part of the ARHU Dean’s Lecture Series on 9/27 at 6 p.m. Created by distinguished alum Jim Henson ’60, Kermit is a global icon of kindness, positivity, humor and heart. Kermit will be joined by Muppet Performer Matt Vogel, along with Dean Stephanie Uku Shonekan and ensembles from the University of Maryland School of Music and University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies for a vibrant evening of conversation, reflection, celebration and song. Reserve your free ticket today! go.umd.edu/kermit UMD Arts for All

Arts and humanities Dean welcomed students to the living learning program, one of the gems that offers students a home for the study of creative writing across cultures and languages.

Happy Labor Day y’all! First week of the semester ✅

Pictured with director Ross Angelella! ✍🏽👨‍💻

John Horty, professor of philosophy and one of his discipline’s leading thinkers in the field of logic, has been named a Distinguished University Professor, the highest academic honor that university confers upon a faculty member. Congratulations!

John Horty Named Distinguished University Professor By Jessica Weiss ’05 John Horty, professor of philosophy and one of his discipline’s leading thinkers in the field of logic, has been named a Distinguished University Professor. The title denotes the highest academic honor that the University of Maryland confers upon a faculty member.

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TODAY’S THE DAY 📢🎉We’re thrilled to share our 2024 lineup! , , , ’s “Submergence,” two extraordinary collaborations with : Silent Disc-Glo and An Evening with , and much, much more! Join us for our two core festival days at Sep 5-6 and across arts venues Sep 4-10. Explore our full lineup and schedule in our bio. And, don’t forget to register to receive our latest news and event info.

Longtime Terps across campus, including our very own Jacquelyn Gutrick ("Ms. Jacki G"), are preparing to welcome our students back! For Ms. Jacki, her most cherished role at the beginning of the school year is to help Terps at the locator booth, welcoming them and helping them find their classes. Read more below and say hello to Ms. Jacki next time you're at The Clarice!

Read More → go.umd.edu/msjackig

In "The Bookshop," University of Maryland History Department alum Evan Friss '02 tracks the history of the American bookstore, from its roots in colonial Boston to today's brick and mortar Amazon locations. Read more.

Inside the Nooks of ‘The Bookshop’ In New Book, Alum Traces the Long Story of Bookstores

Terp Goes for Trampoline Gymnastics Glory Criminology and Criminal Justice Student Competes in Paris Olympics

Professor of UMD Department of Communication Brooke Fisher Liu was named a 2024 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, recognizing her outstanding scholarly accomplishment and excellence in teaching. Earlier this summer, she was also elected a fellow of the International Communication Association (ICA Official Page). Congrats, Brooke!

The David C. Driskell Center has received three grants worth nearly $700k to document the center's activities and to catalog and digitize recent acquisitions. The funds "help ensure that the narrative of Black art is documented and celebrated for generations to come," said Director Jordana Saggese. https://arhu.umd.edu/news/driskell-center-awarded-nearly-690k-create-institutional-archive-digitize-newest-collections

Driskell Center Awarded Nearly $690K to Create Institutional Archive, Digitize Newest Collections By Jessica Weiss ’05 With over 2,000 unique artworks and a library of nearly 5,000 volumes devoted to leading Black artists and scholars, UMD’s David C. Driskell Center has nurtured and celebrated African American art and artists for nearly a quarter-century.

We’re cheering on Russian studies minor Jessica Stevens ’24, who is competing on trampoline in Paris, along with 13 other fellow . Go Jessica!! UMD School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

14 Terps Say ‘Bonjour’ to Summer Olympics, Paralympics Meet UMD Athletes, Coaches Representing Their Countries in Paris

We’re kicking off “Freedom Teaching,” the second annual Maryland Humanities Summer Institute presented by the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through The Humanities.

1. GerShun Avilez, director of the Douglass center and professor of , kicks off the second Summer Institute
2. ARHU Dean talks about the importance of the arts and humanities in leadership and education.
3. Participants gather in Tawes Hall at for the opening session
4. Hubert Dixon, Literacy & Social Studies Teacher in introduces his session on “Teaching Israel and Palestine”
5. Tiffany Mitchel Patterson, manager of social studies in DCPS introduces her session on “Rosa Parks and Black Power”
6. Jessica Rucker, Ph.D. candidate in and Douglass Center graduate assistant, talks about what “Freedom Teaching” might be, and what’s at stake.
7. Amber Johnson, Ph.D. student in and Douglass Center graduate assistant, introduces Austen-Monet McClendon.
8. Austen-Monet McClendon, Baltimore-based educator, presents her work at Orita’s Cross Freedom School ()

Congratulations to The Jerusalem Youth Chorus for their recent performance of “Home” by Phillip Phillips on America's Got Talent. Last spring, ARHU Dean Stephanie Uku Shonekan, moderated a powerful conversation featuring live performances and poetry readings, with guests from the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, members of the community, , and University of Maryland School of Public Policy . Revisit the moving conversation here:

The Power of Music: A Community Conversation Arts for All, the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) and the School of Public Policy host a community conversation to bring us together through music and ...

TONIGHT! Enjoy the NOI Philharmonic's Ravinia Festival performance of works by Sibelius, Nabors, Williams and Mahler. Free, no tickets required!

Livestream → go.umd.edu/noiravinialivestream

This summer, researchers and students are continuing their work at the Language Science Station at Planet Word Museum, a UMD-led series of public facing, interactive experiments conducted at the museum. Learn more about the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded collaborative project with Gallaudet and Howard universities.

A Good ‘Word’ for Public Engagement in Science UMD, D.C.-area College Students Conduct Interactive Studies at D.C. Language Museum

We’re rooting for history alum Isaac Hirsch! Way to go!

Best of luck to Isaac Hirsch '14 as he pursues his fourth consecutive win tonight on Jeopardy!

More: go.umd.edu/1pb9 | 📷: IG/Isaac Hirsch

“Five members of the Supreme Court of the United States want to take us back to seventeenth-century absolutism. In a stunning rejection of originalist interpretation … the justices ruled Monday that the president does not have to abide by the laws of the land.” Read more from Associate Professor of History Holly Brewer in The New Republic.

The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.

Dean Stephanie Shonekan is pleased to announce the following new leadership appointments within ARHU. Congratulations to everyone! Read more.

Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments Dean Stephanie Shonekan is pleased to announce the following new leadership appointments within the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU).

TODAY at 1 p.m.! Catch ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan on a panel discussing how Black music has shaped art, culture and society in recognition of Black Music Month. The panel, hosted by Rep. Shontel Brown, will be livestreamed from the U.S. Capitol. go.umd.edu/1p73

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences - Univ. of Maryland teamed up on a course about examining data science through an equity lense. Read the article, and check out more WGSS courses for the fall: https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202408/WGSS

Exciting news! Get your tickets soon!

What song reminds you of freedom? ARHU Dean and Ethnomusicologist Stephanie Shonekan offers a list of six songs with “freedom” in their title, offering the opportunity to reflect “fully on and on the complexities of attaining freedom for all.” Swipe to view all + Link in bio.

1. “Freedom Day” by Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln (1960)
2. “Oh Freedom” by Odetta (1960s, orig. circa 1865)
3. “I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free” by Nina Simone (1967)
4. “Be Free” by J. Cole (2014)
5. “Freedom” by Beyoncé, featuring Kendrick Lamar (2016)
6. Bonus track: “We Shall be Free” by Garth Brooks (1992)