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American Studies, Douglass Center

Teaching Dissent: Summer Humanities Institute Returns to UMD

The daylong program is designed for teachers, scholars and community leaders.

Featured News

May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
April 04, 2026 American Studies

American Studies Professor Probes the Hidden Risks of ‘Easy’ Tech in new Slate Magazine Article

“We Made Technology Easy to Use — That Was a Mistake”

November 03, 2025 American Studies

"We Will Not Be Silent" Exhibition Now Showing at Stamp Gallery

PhD student Hannah Brancato curates an art exhibition on sexual violence that promotes "the ingenuity of resistance."
October 08, 2025 American Studies, Art, Arts for All, Communication, English, Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art and Humanity of AI

From classrooms to research labs, the College of Arts and Humanities is shaping how we understand artificial intelligence and guiding its responsible future.
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

April 08, 2024 American Studies

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.
February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

September 22, 2023 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.

In the News

The New York Times March 03, 2022

Will Asian Americans Bolt From the Democratic Party?

Professor of American Studies Janelle Wong's research appears in the New York Times.
Maryland Today November 22, 2021

A Walk Through Indigenous Baltimore

Alum Creates Tour of Her Peoples’ History—and Continued Presence—in East Baltimore.
The Diamondback November 15, 2021

‘I wasn’t surprised’: Maryland volleyball’s Rainelle Jones unshaken by protest hecklers.

“The amount of attention that it’s been getting gives me more of a chance, and gives my teammates and the staff a chance to really show why we’re fighting for what we’re fighting for,” Jones said.

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What is ARHU Reading?

July 08, 2026 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, ARHU2

Faculty share their picks for summertime reads, podcasts, films and shows

Teaching Dissent: Summer Humanities Institute Returns to UMD

June 10, 2026 American Studies, Douglass Center

The daylong program is designed for teachers, scholars and community leaders.

After a Life-Changing Accident, Brian Cooperman ’26 Found a New Path Through American Studies

May 20, 2026 American Studies

The graduating senior focused his honors thesis on disability access and is planning for a future in advocacy law.
Maryland Today

Digital Revival of a Displaced Community

May 12, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

New exhibit tells story of nearby Lakeland with help from UMD students and faculty.
Maryland Today

UMD President and Political Scientist Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences

April 27, 2026 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Darryll J. Pines, Janelle Wong to be inducted for educational leadership, study of Asian American experience.
MarylandToday

Congratulations to Dr. Wong on Election as a 2026 AAAS Fellow

April 23, 2026 American Studies

A national honor for groundbreaking research on race, immigration, and political mobilization with real-world impact.
Slate

American Studies Professor Probes the Hidden Risks of ‘Easy’ Tech in new Slate Magazine Article

April 04, 2026 American Studies

“We Made Technology Easy to Use — That Was a Mistake”

Celebrating Community and Culture at UMD’s Nyumburu Cultural Center

February 13, 2026 American Studies, Arts for All

American Studies Professor Psyche Williams-Forson leads the center as it celebrates its 55th year.

Material Culture, Collective Memory and the Work of Repair

December 08, 2025 American Studies, Arts for All

American studies Ph.D. student Hannah Brancato combines scholarship, art and community to understand trauma and possibility.

ARHU Students Honored at Fall 2025 Dean's Scholars Awards Ceremony

November 19, 2025 American Studies, Arabic, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, French, History, Persian, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Outstanding students joined faculty, staff, family and friends for a celebration recognizing their academic excellence.