2022–23 Arts & Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series Featuring Dionne Warwick in Conversation With Dean Stephanie Shonekan

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

For her first Dean’s Lecture Series as dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Stephanie Shonekan will be in conversation with legendary singer, activist and philanthropist Dionne Warwick. Shonekan and Warwick share a rich background in music. Shonekan is an esteemed ethnomusicologist, and Warwick is an award-winning, chart-topping musician. They will discuss the connection between music and social justice and how celebrities can catalyze positive change in the world. They will also delve into a timely dialogue around race, culture, identity and history.

Writers Here and Now Faculty Reading: Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes and Joshua Weiner

Ulrich Recital Hall in Tawes

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Writers Here & Now is co-sponsored by the Jiménez-Porter Writers' House, the Creative Writing Program, and the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies.

Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation

2021-2022 Arts and Humanities Dean's Lecture Series, Featuring Vijay Gupta

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Esteemed violinist and social justice advocate, Vijay Gupta will present "Creating Justice through the Arts".

a2ru Webinar: Taking the Show Online: How We Teach the Performing Arts During COVID-19

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

This panel discussion will explore practical approaches and strategies for creating studio-based engagement online.

"Branches from the Same Tree" Faculty Brownbag

Dean's Conference Room, 1102J Francis Scott Key Hall

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

You are invited to a brownbag to discuss a planned campus summit and a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS). This report offers recommendations that institutions such as UMD adopt policies, create research, develop curriculum, and guide students into an integrative future.

Social Justice Day 2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 7:15 PM

Join us for this year's Social Justice Day, which includes a variety of free events.

9 a.m. - 5 p.m: The Public Square, Various Locations

Multiple activities across campus, including everything from films to discussions to crowdsourcing transcription events. View the full schedule (PDF).