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11 English Students Selected for Competitive Penguin Random House Publishing Mentorship

January 23, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, English

UMD students secured more than half of the available spots in the program.

How Professor John Drabinski Wrote Three Books at Once

December 05, 2025 English

How Black vernacular culture, Baldwin and the Atlantic world shape his latest scholarship.

ARHU Students Honored at Fall 2025 Dean's Scholars Awards Ceremony

November 19, 2025 American Studies, Arabic, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, French, History, Persian, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Outstanding students joined faculty, staff, family and friends for a celebration recognizing their academic excellence.

Maryland Today

Book Club Opens New Worlds for Incarcerated Women

November 11, 2025 English

UMD English professor co-leads volunteer program set to add graduate students following bequest.

Maryland Today

9 Halloween Costumes Inspired by Terps

October 29, 2025 Communication, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Don a demon hunter outfit, blast off like an astronaut, raise your fists, SVP style, and more

ARHU 2025 Service Award Winners Announced

October 16, 2025 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Six exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.

Maryland Today

Former Terp Football Star-Trustee Couple Named 2025 Homecoming Grand Marshals

October 10, 2025 American Studies, English

Alums Domonique and Ashley Foxworth to return to inspire Maryland pride.

The Art and Humanity of AI

October 08, 2025 American Studies, Art, Arts for All, Communication, English, Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

From classrooms to research labs, the College of Arts and Humanities is shaping how we understand artificial intelligence and guiding its responsible future.

Eight ARHU Faculty Receive Teaching Innovation Grants

October 07, 2025 Art, English, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Projects integrate Universal Design for Learning to create more inclusive, accessible classrooms across the humanities.

Nat McGartland Awarded 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize Honorable Mention

September 29, 2025 English

Nat McGartland was honorably mentioned for the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for American women book collectors.