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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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Ira Berlin Wins The American Historical Association’S Award For Scholarly Distinction

November 23, 2015 History

The AHA recognizes senior scholars who demonstrate originality, creativity and achievement in their work.
Frederick Douglass Square

Frederick Douglass Square Dedicated On Wednesday, November 18, 2015

November 23, 2015 History, Douglass Center

“Our destiny is largely in our hands.”Frederick Douglass

Umd Honors Frederick Douglass With Statue, Square

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

The Frederick Douglass Square and statue were dedicated in a ceremony today at the University of Maryland.

Frederick Douglass Statue Revealed At College Park Campus

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Douglass Center

As activists call for social justice on the nation’s college campuses, the University of Maryland, College Park has set aside a place designed for “reflection and agitation.”

Umd Dedicates New Frederick Douglass Statue

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

A monumental day for the University of Maryland: the school dedicated its new Frederick Douglass Statue and Frederick Douglass Square on campus.
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Umd Dedicates New Frederick Douglass Statue

November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History

A monumental day for the University of Maryland: the school dedicated its new Frederick Douglass Statue and Frederick Douglass Square on campus.
UMD Right Now

University Of Maryland To Dedicate Frederick Douglass Square, Honoring Maryland's Native Son

November 12, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, History

The University of Maryland dedicates a new memorial to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
The Washington Post

In The Galleries: Melding Sound And Art

October 16, 2015 Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland Art Gallery, History, Japanese, College of Arts and Humanities

The Washington Post Wrote About The "Questioning The Bomb" Exhibition At The University Of Maryland Art Gallery.

20Th Century Japan Research Award For 2015-2016: Announcement

October 06, 2015 History

The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies

The Center for The History of The New America Newsletter: Fall 2015

October 01, 2015 Center for Global Migration Studies

Read the most recent issue of the center's newsletter.