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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.

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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 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.
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.
February 02, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

An Open Letter to the UMD Community from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

An open letter from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, written in solidarity with the 7 December 2022 petition to President Pines written by UMD students with disabilities.
February 01, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dr. Hageman's "Shiplap" Named as one of 2022's Best Video Essays by the British Film Institute

The British Film Institute featured Dr. Eva Hageman's video essay "Shiplap" as one of 2022's best video essays.

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Fall 2017 Arhu Leadership Announcements

October 10, 2017 History, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Linguistics, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

New leadership appointments for the 2017-18 academic year.

Hispanic Heritage Month At The College Of Arts And Humanities

October 05, 2017 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, English, History, Honors Humanities, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Our faculty members and students engage with the histories and cultures of Latinx individuals and communities in the United States and around the world.

Arhu 2017 Service Award Winners Announced

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Six exceptional faculty, staff and students received an annual ARHU service award.
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Healing After Hate

September 15, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Faculty, staff and students' thoughts on hate in America and on college campuses, and how to move forward.

2017-18 New Faculty Appointments

September 06, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU welcomes new faculty cohort to UMD.

2017-18 New Faculty Appointments

September 06, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU welcomes new faculty cohort to UMD.

Two Arhu Advisors Awarded Advisor Of The Year 2017

August 29, 2017 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WMST’s Elsa Barkley Brown and ARTH’s Sara Berkowitz honored at the Undergraduate Studies Advising Conference.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure

August 01, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Thirteen faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities were awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.

Graduate School Announces 2017 Summer Research Fellowships

May 18, 2017 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Thirteen ARHU students were awarded 2017 Summer Research Fellowships from the UMD Graduate School.
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Robyn Muncy Interviewed About 19Th Amendment

May 18, 2017 History, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Historian outlines how American women of the 1920s “changed the meaning of womanhood.”