Faculty and students in the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) study the cultures of the world, past and present, in all their rich variety.
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A week of fun and interactive activities will take place across the campus and the broader community promoting the themes: Create. Make. Play.
Language Chats at the Language House
Come practice or share your language skills in a casual setting with drinks and snacks!
Engage students with real-world projects! Learn about Project-Based Learning, explore cross-discipline examples, and design meaningful, collaborative learning experiences for your course.
Jazz Jams at Busboys and Poets
A partnership between Clarice Presents and Busboys and Poets, Jazz Jams bring D.C.-based saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed to perform and lead a community-wide jam!
Universal Design for Learning Basics
Explore a framework that allows you to meet the needs of all students.
Language Chats at the Language House
Come practice or share your language skills in a casual setting with drinks and snacks!
Aula de Flamenco - Flamenco Showcase
Aula de Flamenco - Flamenco Showcase
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Teaching
In this overview session, you’ll familiarize yourself with different GenAI tools and begin to think through how you might address them in your classroom.
Film Screening: The Waste Commons
Join us for a film screening of The Waste Commons, which explores the lives and livelihoods affected by the closure of Dakar's Mbeubeuss dump, one of Africa's largest open-air waste sites. The film will be followed by a discussion with the director.
UMD Wind Orchestra Season Premiere
The UMD Wind Orchestra highlights works by American composers, including Robert Kurska’s Suite from The Good Soldier Schweik and Michael Daugherty’s Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica": UMD Symphony Orchestra
The UMD Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026–27 season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” a revolutionary masterwork that influenced symphonic form for centuries after its debut.
Counterpoint: Rhapsody in Blue ft. Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher
A one-of-a-kind project—part dance, part piano recital, with a dose of theatrics!