News
Here you will find the latest news related to the Department of American Studies.
- AMST Receives 2013 Instructional Unit Minority Achievement Award
- Gary Ford Produces Award-Winning Documentary Based on Dissertation Research
- Janelle Wong Co-Authors Voting Rights Act Brief to U.S. Supreme Court
- University Nominates AMST Graduate Student, Stephanie Stevenson, for Liebmann Fellowship
- AMST Faculty Receive RASA and QRIG Awards for Research
- American Studies Fall 2011 Newsletter (PDF)
- The Department of American Studies seeks applications for the position of Assistant Professor focused on transnational studies.
- The Department of American Studies proudly celebrates summer 2011 placements of graduates of our Ph.D. program.
- American Studies Spring 2011 Newsletter (PDF)
- American Studies Fall 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
- American Studies Receives Glowing External Review
- American Studies Spring 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
- American Studies Fall 2009 Newsletter (PDF)
- American Studies Spring 2009 Newsletter (PDF)
- The UMD Department and Program of American Studies was recently ranked fourth in the nation by Academic Analytics’ 2006 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
- In spring 2010, Associate Professor Sheri L. Parks published her new book Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Culture from Random House

