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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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Amst'S Gary Ford Produced Award-Winning Documentary

April 02, 2013 American Studies

"Justice is a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley" is a feature-length award-winning documentary based on the dissertation research of AMST Ph.D. student Gary Ford.

Amst Ph.D. Student Nominated Best Producer

April 02, 2013 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The College congratulates AMST Ph.D. student Gary Ford on his nomination for Best Producer by St. Tropez International Film Festival.

Amst Doctoral Student Darius Bost Appears On Ethelbert Miller'S "The Scholars"

March 05, 2013 American Studies

AMST graduate student, Darius Bost, recently appeared on Ethelbert Miller's program, The Scholars.

Amst Faculty And Students Awarded Grant To Develop Iphone App

February 27, 2013 American Studies

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Farman on their grant award from the Future of Information Alliance and the Deutsch Foundation!
Future of Information Alliance

ARHU Students And Faculty Awarded Fia-Deutsch Seed Grants

February 22, 2013

Out of 22 FIA grantees, 11 ARHU students and faculty win FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition.

2013-14 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

December 04, 2012 American Studies, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Numerous ARHU faculty received Creative and Performing Arts Awards (CAPAA) or Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA) for 2013-14.

2013-14 CAPAA AND RASA AWARD RECIPIENTS

December 04, 2012 American Studies

Numerous ARHU faculty received Creative and Performing Arts Awards (CAPAA) or Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA) for 2013-14.
The Graduate School

2013-14 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

December 04, 2012 Art, American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Numerous ARHU faculty received Creative and Performing Arts Awards (CAPAA) or Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA) for 2013-14.

American Studies Welcomes Jan Padios

November 30, 2012 American Studies

The Department of American Studies is proud to introduce Professor Jan Padios, our latest addition to our nationally recognized faculty.

American Studies Welcomes Janelle Wong

November 30, 2012 American Studies

Please join us in welcoming Professor Janelle Wong, the new Direc-tor of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST) who is also jointly appointed in the Department of American Studies.