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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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Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships Announced

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Spanish and Portuguese

Twelve ARHU doctoral students receive 2012-2013 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships.Congratulations to ARHU’s Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellows!

Graduate School Announces Summer Research Fellowships

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition

Eleven ARHU students were awarded 2012-2013 Summer Research Fellowships from the UMD Graduate School.Congratulations to ARHU’s Summer Research Fellows!

Grad School Announces Mcnair Fellowships

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Communication, History, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Four ARHU students awarded 2012-2013 McNair Fellowships.Congratulations to ARHU’s McNair Fellows!

Umd Graduate School Awards Flagship Fellowships

May 04, 2012 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Six ARHU students earn 2012-2013 Flagship Fellowships.Congratulations to ARHU’s latest Flagship Fellows!

Outstanding Historian Honored

April 24, 2012 American Studies

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

Rodriguez Named Outstanding Teacher

April 24, 2012 American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Ana Patricia Rodriguez wins Outstanding University Faculty Member award from the Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education.   

Trayvon Martin’S Death Inspires Drama, Dialogue

April 12, 2012 American Studies, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TerraByte coverage of the UMD Trayvon Martin Roundtable.By Kelsey Hughes, The TerraByte
Baltimore Sun

A 'Fierce Angel' Of Baltimore Fights Back

April 10, 2012 American Studies

UMD American Studies professor Parks comments on Venus Green, a 87 year-old African-American women reportedly abused by police.
The Gazette

From Campus To Churches, Discussion Of Trayvon Martin'S Death

April 10, 2012 American Studies

Gazette coverage of UMD's "Trayvon, Tragedy, and Traumas of the Everyday: A Community Conversation."

UMD Students To Remember Trayvon Martin

April 04, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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