The College of Arts and Humanities is one of the 13 schools and colleges at the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of ...

. It is a liberal arts program that studies human experience, thought, expression, and creativity. It was one of the seven schools established in 1917 by Albert F. Woods. The College of Arts and Humanities consists of 14 academic departments with 28 academic majors and 33 academic minors. There are 3,549 undergraduate and graduate majors. The College of Arts and Humanities is housed within 12 academic buildings on campus. The college itself is located in Francis Scott Key Hall.

Departments

Leadership

Dean

The dean of the College of Arts and Humanities is

Bonnie Thornton Dill Bonnie Thornton Dill (born 1944) is a feminist scholar and Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park. Born in Chicago, Dill attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, which she credits with ins ...

. She is the first woman to become Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. Dill assumed the position of dean in 2011, and succeeded James Harris.

Dean's Assistant

Chant'e Ingram was named Assistant to the Dean in 2019. She succeeded Chanel Briscoe.

Rankings

The University of Maryland, College Park was ranked #52 in arts and humanities by U.S. News and #82 in the World University Ranking for arts and humanities.

Notable alumni

Carmen Balthrop Carmen Arlene Balthrop (May 14, 1948 – September 5, 2021) was an American operatic soprano from Washington, D.C. Career She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamina in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' and performed on Broadway in the title r ...

, opera singer *

Gail Berman Gail Berman (born August 17, 1956) is an American producer and television executive. She is co-owner and founding partner of The Jackal Group, a production entity formed in partnership with Fox Networks Group. The Jackal Group develops and produ ...

, American businesswoman *

Larry David Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seve ...

, American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer *

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and ...

, American puppeteer *

Munro Leaf Wilbur Monroe Leaf ( Munro Leaf) (December 4, 1905 – December 21, 1976) was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career. He is best known for ''The Story of Ferdinand'' (1936), ...

, American children's author and illustrator *

Liz Lerman Liz Lerman (born 1947 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American choreographer and founder of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange . Called by the Washington Post “the source of an epochal revolution in the scope and purposes of dance art,” she and her dancers ...

, American choreographer

References

External links

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College of Arts and Humanities records
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University of Maryland Libraries The University of Maryland Libraries is the largest university library in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area. The university's library system includes eight libraries: six are located on the College Park campus, while the Severn Library, an o ...

College of Arts and Humanities official website
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