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Lindsay Moynihan Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24

Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24

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September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
June 02, 2023 History

Maryland Artist Turns Raskin Bandanas Into Collage

Sonya Michel Historian and Collage Artist
May 22, 2023 History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Paulina Leder ’23 Named Undergrad Researcher of the Year

The triple major explored filmmaker’s striving for artistic freedom in East Germany.

April 26, 2023 History

History Students Sweep 2023 Undergraduate Research Awards

History Undergraduates Stars on Undergraduate Research Day, April 26
April 12, 2023 History

UMD Presenters Share Research at American Society for Environmental History Annual Meeting 2023

UMD faculty and graduate students present their research.
March 30, 2023 History

Jeremy Simmons Wins IAS Fellowship

Jeremy Simmons wins a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History, National Foreign Language Center

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.
May 19, 2022 History, American Studies

Curating Arts and Culture on Campus

History and American studies double major Marjorie Justine Antonio ’22 programmed multiple exhibitions and events while an undergraduate.

April 21, 2022 History

Department of History Announces Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow

Gerardo Ienna New Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

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2011-2012 Arhu Fulbright Recipients

April 21, 2011 English, History, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UPDATED: ARHU students are selected as prestigious 2011-2012 Fulbright award winners.

ARHU Faculty Tenure & Promotion Awards Announced

April 15, 2011 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, History, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UPDATE: The College is pleased to announce that 11 faculty members have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.

Arhu Faculty Tenure & Promotion Awards Announced

April 15, 2011 History

UPDATE: The College is pleased to announce that 11 faculty members have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.

UMD Graduate Student Wins Miller Center National Fellowship

April 14, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, History

ARHU graduate student Robert Henderson, department of history, wins a national fellowship.
Smithsonian Magazine

When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?

April 08, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, History

UMD's Jo B. Paoletti addresses how a definition of masculinity and femininity manifested in children's clothing.

From UMD To Cairo: Being In The Middle Of An Uprising

April 06, 2011 History, College of Arts and Humanities, National Foreign Language Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic

Two people from UMD speak about their experience while in Egypt.By Fariba Amini
The Washington Post

Manning Marable, Author Of Long-Awaited Malcolm X Biography, Dies At 60

April 03, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, History

ARHU mourns the death of alumnus Manning Marable, doctorate in history at UMD in 1976.

New University Of Maryland Center Focuses On Understanding Immigrant History

March 30, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, History, Center for Global Migration Studies

UMD's ARHU prepares to launch the new Center for the History of the New America headed by professors Ira Berlin and Julie Greene.
The New Republic

Berlin Ghosts: Why Germany Was Against The Libya Intervention

March 24, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, History

UMD's Jeffrey Herf weighs in on Germany's decision to abstain from the U.N. resolution regarding Libya.

Women's History Month: It's Who You Know And How You Connect

March 18, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

A look at how three ARHU professors are helping create a supportive academic environment for women.By Katelin Wangberg