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.
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Ana Patricia Rodriguez wins Outstanding University Faculty Member award from the Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education.
UMD American studies graduate student wins a grant to travel to a historian's conference for his dissertation on the Civil Rights Movement.By the Organization of American Historians
TerraByte coverage of the UMD Trayvon Martin Roundtable.By Kelsey Hughes, The TerraByte
UMD American Studies professor Parks comments on Venus Green, a 87 year-old African-American women reportedly abused by police.
Gazette coverage of UMD's "Trayvon, Tragedy, and Traumas of the Everyday: A Community Conversation."
University of Maryland community is invited to discuss Trayvon Martin's killing and its aftermath.WHAT:Trayvon, Tragedy, and Traumas of the Everyday: A Community Conversation
American Studies Professor Sheri Parks will participate in a discussion of the killing of Trayvon Martin on WYPR.
David Simon on his career and the death of the working class.
History Professor Berlin searches for evidence linking UMD and slavery.
An American Studies alumna steps up to become curator of the historic Mount Clare Mansion.