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November 10, 2014, ARHU hosted its first installment of the 2014-2015 Worldwise Dean's Lecture Series with Walter Isaacson. Isaacson is credited with unlocking the codes of innovation and the people who dream and execute game changing breakthroughs. His biography, “Steve Jobs,” broke U.S. biography sales records and his latest book, “The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution,” is nominated for a National Book Award. former CEO of CNN and current CEO of the Aspen institute argues that the future belongs to those who can appreciate the arts, the humanities and the sciences.
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WORLDWISE: Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series- Walter Isaacson
Monday, November 10, 2014

On Nov. 10, 2014, ARHU hosted its first installment of the 2014-2015 Worldwise Dean's Lecture Series with Walter Isaacson.

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WORLDWISE Arts & Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series presented Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and the nation’s premier defender of civil and human rights as a guest speaker of the evening. He was named one of TIME magazine’s 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America. Under his leadership, the ACLU has challenged racial profiling, torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, private ownership of human genes, and threats to basic freedoms during times of crisis. He is both the first Latino and openly gay man to serve in that capacity, and the first member of his family to graduate from high school. He is also a graduate of Stanford Law School and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs.
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Dean's Lecture Series- Anthony Romero
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

 Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, joined UMD community to discuss the importance of individual freedom.

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A crowd of over 600 people filled the Dekelboum Concert Hall to hear actor and children’s author John Lithgow, who appeared as part of the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities Worldwise Arts & Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series. Known to millions as everything from a “Dirty Rotten Scoundrel” to a visiting alien, Lithgow charmed the audience with his erudite humor and his wisdom, drawing on his distinguished stage and screen career as well as his longtime commitment to American education. Class is in session with John Lithgow and students from UMD’s Theatre 425: The Actor’s Process II.
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WORLDWISE: Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: John Lithgow
Monday, November 18, 2013

Award-winning actor John Lithgow entertains a crowd with his exuberant performance and talk informed by his passion for the humanities in education.

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The College of Arts and Humanities held a powerful conversation with professor, scholar and author, Cathy Davidson. She explored how the modern digital age will globally shape the future of innovation and learning.
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WORLDWISE: Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: Cathy Davidson (Gallery)
Thursday, April 18, 2013

The College of Arts and Humanities presented professor, scholar and author Cathy Davidson.

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The College of Arts and Humanities presented 2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient and award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, in the third installment of the 2012-13 WORLDWISE Arts and Humanities Dean's Lecture Series.
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WORLDWISE: Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: Chimamanda Adichie
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient and award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie visits UMD community.

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