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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.

Cary Gillett participates in "Thousand Person Plan" in China

July 31, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Production Manager Cary Gillett traveled to Beijing, China this July to broaden knowledge of theatre--stage management, in particular--to Chinese practitioners. 

Jennifer Barclay receives Tier 1 grant from UMD Division of Research

July 10, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Jennifer Barclay, assistant professor of playwriting and performance at TDPS, has received a Tier 1 Faculty Incentive Program Award from the UMD Division of Research.

Dr. James Harding's article "Incendiary Acts and Apocryphal Avant-Gardes" wins ATHE Outstanding Article Award

June 13, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professor James Harding's "Incendiary Acts and Apocryphal Avant-Gardes: Thích Quảng Ðức, Self-Immolation, and Buddhist Spiritual Vanguardism" won the 2017 Outstanding Article Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE).

LaRonika Thomas accepted to Northwestern Summer Institute in Performance Studies

June 07, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to LaRonika Thomas, PhD candidate in TDPS, who has been accepted into the 2017 Northwestern University Summer Institute in Performance Studies.

Adam Nixon accepted to Northwestern Summer Institute in Performance Studies

June 05, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Adam Nixon, PhD candidate in TDPS, who has been accepted into the 2017 Northwestern University Summer Institute in Performance Studies.

2017-18 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

June 05, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU extends congratulations to 24 faculty awardees.

Jared Mezzocchi wins Obie Award for projection design on Vietgone

May 23, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Jared Mezzocchi on his Obie Award for projection design on Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club!

Misha Kachman speaks in Moscow about set design in the US

May 22, 2017 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

On March 23, 2017, Professor Misha Kachman presented "The Career of a Young Artist. The Experience of America" at the Theatre Institute At Stanislavsky Electrotheatre in Moscow.