Janelle Wong Honored by American Academy of Political and Social Science
The UMD professor is one of eight scholars inducted into the prestigious academy this year.
Find the latest news and information from around the department, including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.
An interview with Associate Professor Ana Patricia Rodriguez as Latino Heritage Month comes to an end.
UMD's Sheri Parks, associate professor of American Studies, weighs-in on "normal" TV families.
AMST celebrates graduate job placements in academic and non-academic orgs, all helping minority students along the education pipeline. Tamara Wilds Lawson, Director, Posse D.C.
This summer the Department of American Studies proudly celebrates recent placements for graduates of our Ph.D. program:
ARHU's Jo B. Paoletti addresses the use of advertising in defining pink as a feminine color and blue as a masculine color.
Read about the recent attention in the press about Paoletti's forthcoming book, Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls from the Boys in America.
American Studies welcomes our newest faculty member in U.S. Latina/o Studies.
UMD's Sheri Parks, associate professor of American Studies, weighs in on Oprah's appeal to American mothers.
UMD's Jo B. Paoletti addresses how a definition of masculinity and femininity manifested in children's clothing.
UMD Assistant Professor Jason Farman looks into the Angry Birds mobile gaming craze.