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New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership

Associate Professor of History Quincy Mills on the future of the center.

November 01, 2024 Douglass Center

In the Footsteps of Freedom: Kenneth B. Morris Works to Honor Legacy of Ancestors Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington

Morris is the inaugural speaker for the Douglass Center’s Lessons in Leadership series.

September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.
April 25, 2024 Douglass Center

Celebrated Poet, Activist and Educator Headlines Launch of UMD's Frederick Douglass Center

The acclaimed poet joined the University of Maryland community to discuss her work and the importance of the humanities in shaping social change.
April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.
November 23, 2015 Douglass Center, History

Frederick Douglass Square Dedicated On Wednesday, November 18, 2015

“Our destiny is largely in our hands.”Frederick Douglass
November 23, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

Message From The Dean: Video Celebrating Frederick Douglass

The University of Maryland celebrated the legacy and life of abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.
November 18, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Douglass Center

Frederick Douglass Statue Revealed At College Park Campus

As activists call for social justice on the nation’s college campuses, the University of Maryland, College Park has set aside a place designed for “reflection and agitation.”

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ARHU Pop-up Discussion: Being Human in the Age of AI
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Prospective Student Event: Arts, Humanities & You - 2025
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ARHU Pop-up Discussion: Disability and Accessibility at UMD

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Douglass Center Announces 2025-26 Public Engagement Fellows

September 23, 2025 Art, Douglass Center, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Projects led by ARHU faculty and graduate students address issues of migration, community building and climate action

New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership

February 03, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center, History

Associate Professor of History Quincy Mills on the future of the center.

In the Footsteps of Freedom: Kenneth B. Morris Works to Honor Legacy of Ancestors Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington

November 01, 2024 Douglass Center

Morris is the inaugural speaker for the Douglass Center’s Lessons in Leadership series.

Freedom Teaching: Douglass Center Connects Local Educators and UMD Professors to Share Tools

September 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

The Second Annual Summer Humanities Institute drew 60 area middle and high school educators to campus.

Celebrated Poet, Activist and Educator Headlines Launch of UMD's Frederick Douglass Center

April 25, 2024 Douglass Center

The acclaimed poet joined the University of Maryland community to discuss her work and the importance of the humanities in shaping social change.

Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

April 08, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.

Becoming Frederick Douglass

October 27, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Douglass Center

We will screen the documentary Becoming Frederick Douglass.

Robert Levine is featured in two documentary films on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

October 03, 2022 English, Douglass Center

'Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom' and 'Becoming Frederick Douglas' premiere this October (2022)!

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Robert Levine Discusses Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

December 21, 2021 English, Douglass Center

The talk is part of a series centering ARHU faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.