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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.

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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.

February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History, National Foreign Language Center

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.
May 19, 2022 History, American Studies

Curating Arts and Culture on Campus

History and American studies double major Marjorie Justine Antonio ’22 programmed multiple exhibitions and events while an undergraduate.

March 04, 2022 American Studies

La Marr Jurelle Bruce Wins 2022 Caribbean Philosophical Association Book Award

“How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind” explores Black radical creativity.

November 18, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

$3M Grant to Prepare Underrepresented Arts and Humanities Faculty for Institutional Leadership

Mellon Foundation funds partnership between UMD, UMBC, Morgan State.

June 04, 2021 American Studies

In Black Radical Artists, Professor Finds Methods to the ‘Madness’

From Nina Simone to Dave Chappelle, new book explores mad undercurrent in Black expressive culture.
May 24, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics, American Studies

Three ARHU Faculty Members Named Graduate Faculty Mentors of the Year

Melissa Blanco Borelli of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Naomi Feldman of the Department of Linguistics and Nancy Raquel Mirabal of the Department of American Studies are recognized.
April 26, 2021 American Studies, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

The Lakeland Digital Archive: Toward an Equitable Community/University Collaboration

Talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.

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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A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

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

Inside Higher Ed

Asian Americans Got Played on Affirmative Action

February 18, 2025 American Studies

Let’s not get played again, OiYan Poon and Janelle Wong, Professor of American Studies, write.

UMD Landscape Architecture Students Re-envision the Grounds of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

December 09, 2024 American Studies

Turning A Smithsonian Museum Inside Out

ARHU 2024 Service Award Winners Announced

October 15, 2024 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Five exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.

American Studies Welcomes New Graduate Cohort

August 25, 2024 American Studies

Exceptional Cohort Joins American Studies: Exploring race, difference, exclusion and belonging through innovative historical, political and methodological lenses.

New podcast episode takes a deep dive into the storied legacy of “Plantation Pedagogy” with Dr. Bayley Marquez

July 13, 2024 American Studies

Podcast highlights how "Plantation Pedagogy" shaped U.S. Imperialism

Outstanding ARHU Graduate Students Honored at Awards Reception

May 15, 2024 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

Congratulations to the 2024 graduate student awardees.

Janelle Wong Honored by American Academy of Political and Social Science

April 08, 2024 American Studies

The UMD professor is one of eight scholars inducted into the prestigious academy this year.

American Studies Alumnus, Dr. Gary Ford, Honored for His Work on the Constance Baker Motley Postage Stamp

March 11, 2024 American Studies

Dr. Gary Ford, an esteemed alumnus of American Studies, helps unveil the new postage stamp for the Honorable Constance Baker Motley.

First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award Supports Doctoral Student’s Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession

March 11, 2024 American Studies

Devon Betts, an American studies Ph.D. student, studies race, HIV prevention, queer theory, digital humanities and more.