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The Art and Humanity of AI

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

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February 24, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Harriet Tubman Day Poster Award Winners

Check out the winner and runner-ups for the 2025 Tubman Day Poster Contest
June 26, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Examining Data Science Through an Equity Lens

The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.
June 04, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Inked in History

Professor tells stories behind her traditional tattoos.
April 10, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development

Dr. Neda Atanasoski appointed Associate Director of Education for ethics focused Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland
December 05, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS Professor & Alumni Genna Rosenberg featured in Maryland Today

WGSS Alumni and professor of WGSS277 discusses toys that stand the test of time
November 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Indigenous Futures Lab featured in Maryland Today

Dr. Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner and the Indigenous Futures Lab were featured in the November 20, 2023 issue of major University publication, Maryland Today
September 22, 2023 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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.
April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Exciting Online Summer 2023 Courses

Check out these exciting online summer courses!
February 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Professor Neel Ahuja's Planetary Specters Awarded an Honorable Mention in The Association for Asian American Studies Awards

The Association for Asian American Studies awarded Dr, Ahuja an honorable mention for his book, Planetary Specters: Race, Migration and Climate Change in the Twenty-First Century.

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What is ARHU Reading?

July 08, 2026 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, ARHU2

Faculty share their picks for summertime reads, podcasts, films and shows

Fall 2026 Leadership Appointments

July 06, 2026 ARHU2, Arts for All, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, Digital Cultures & Creativity, English, Honors Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Arts and Humanities announces new leadership appointments.

WGSS PhD Candidate Montia Daniels awarded 2026-2027 AAUW Dissertation Fellowship

July 06, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS PhD Candidate joins cohort of dissertation fellows in prestigious fellowship from American Association for University Women

WGSS PhD Candidate, Chand, Awarded 2026 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innnovation Award

July 02, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Doctoral Candidate awarded prestigious award for commitment to research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences

UMD to Launch 2 Bachelor’s Degrees to Explore Technical, Human Dimensions of AI

June 16, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, Philosophy, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, ARHU2

New majors aim to ethically advance AI tech, prepare students to address its societal impact.

What Can Science Fiction Teach Us About AI?

May 04, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Alexis Lothian developed the 300-level course “Artificial Intelligence Otherwise” with support from a seed grant from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.

2026-2027 Rodler-Wood Endowed Scholarship Applications Now Open!

March 10, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS to award $1,000 to support success of students interested in LGBTQ Studies

WGSS Remembers A. Lynn Bolles

February 18, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The WGSS community mourns the passing of respected anthropologist and cherished colleague Augusta Lynn Bolles
The Bay Area Reporter

Jessica Lee Mathiason featured in Woodhull Freedom Foundation panel on issues at the intersection of sexuality, AI, and censorship

December 09, 2025 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Panel covered in The Bay Area Reporter

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.