A National Book Festival thread to celebrate the release of the full festival schedule! The basics: The FREE festival will be held on Saturday, August 24th at the Washington Convention Center in D.C., 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 🔗 loc.gov/bookfest #NatBookFest 🧵

Proud to see the David C. Driskell Center at #UMD receiving nearly $690K in grants to support its archival and digitization projects. This support is vital for preserving and celebrating African American art. today.umd.edu/driskell-cente…

Wondering where you could go abroad as a Maryland Arts & Humanities student? Check out our ARHU #TerpsAbroad roundup: go.umd.edu/arhuroundup #FearlesslyGlobal

Proud to celebrate our ten Terps awarded Boren Scholarships and Fellowships! These students will enhance their language skills and cultural understanding in countries critical to our national security. today.umd.edu/10-terps-award…

Quantum researchers in Univ. of Maryland's UMD Science have partnered with scholars from Maryland Arts & Humanities on seven collaborations to engage people in thinking about our relationship to counterintuitive aspects of physics that will shape our collective future. go.umd.edu/1q36

The The Black Studies Podcast, supported by a $100k grant from the Mellon Foundation, was created by English and UMD Department of African American Studies (AAAS) Professor John Drabinski and AAAS lecturer and undergraduate director Ashley Newby. Learn more and listen: go.umd.edu/1qgh

Congratulations to creative writing alum M.K. Foster MFA ’15, who has been selected for the 2024-25 Fulbright US Scholar Award in Creative Writing to the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queens University Belfast, UK!

"When the students come back, there’s an energy that comes back with them that’s just incredible." From prepping labs, stocking the bookstore and scrubbing residence halls, longtime #UMD employees share how they're getting ready for the start of school. go.umd.edu/1qjo

On the move! 🐢 Welcome home, Terps 💛

Officially Terps 🐢 Our #UMD Class of 2028!

Can you believe these 3 lovelies are starting their 3rd year as deans at Univ. of Maryland ?? Only reason we don’t have more gray hairs is that we are inspired & supported by each other & by great students, faculty & staff in UMD College of Education Maryland Arts & Humanities BSOS @ UMD Kimberly Griffin Haynes Dr. Susan Rivera 🇵🇷

Think outside your borders! 🌎 Your global journey starts here! Join us at the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, September 4 to explore your options to study abroad at UMD! go.umd.edu/studyabroadfai… #FearlesslyGlobal #TerpsAbroad

Happy Birthday, Dr. Darryll J. Pines!!! 🎂 💛 From Arts for All at Univ. of Maryland! Featuring University of Maryland Music and MarylandOperaStudio students at The Clarice!

John Horty, professor of philosophy and one of his discipline’s leading thinkers in the field of logic, has been named a Distinguished University Professor, the highest academic honor that university confers upon a faculty member. Read more: go.umd.edu/1qxr

A Mario Kart competition set to live orchestral music. And workshops & classes from screenprinting to salsa dancing. #NextNOWFest starts tomorrow! We caught up with some of the folks planning this year’s event. Here are their can't-miss picks: today.umd.edu/nextnow-fest-2…

What happens when you take a closer look at iconic historic sports images? In a new book, David C. Driskell Center Director Jordana Moore Saggese examines art of Black boxers—and how they reinforced stereotypes about Black men’s physicality, celebrity and power. brnw.ch/21wMllJ

At UMD, we are a community dedicated to supporting one another and fostering a culture where every Terp is valued. Reach out – we’re here to help. Find mental health and well-being resources and get support: mentalhealth.umd.edu

#UMD’s Ian McDermott ‘12, an instructor at @umdscience and Maryland Arts & Humanities’s, Immersive Media Design program, had a vision: 3D music videos in a VR space. Using new tech and spatial cameras, McDermott has created a unique digital experience. Read more: go.umd.edu/1r19