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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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Faculty Spotlight: Psyche Williams-Forson

March 07, 2011 American Studies

Read about her award-winning book, Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power.
Voice of America

Book Sheds Light On Black Elite In 19Th Century New York

February 25, 2011 American Studies, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, English, History, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

UMD Professor of English Carla Peterson book 'Black Gotham' looks at 19th century African-Americans who lived free in the north.

American Studies Receives A Glowing External Review

February 09, 2011 American Studies

An External Review Committee visited the Department of American Studies in May 2010.

American Studies Welcomes Dr. Jason Farman

February 07, 2011 American Studies

Dr. Jason Farman is our newest Assistant Professor. A product of last spring‘s Digital Humanities cluster search, Dr. Farman, will also be working with the Digital Cultures & Creativity living-learning community.

Sheri Parks' Book "Fierce Angels" Released To Accolades

February 07, 2011 American Studies

Associate Professor of American Studies Sheri L. Parks' new book, "Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Culture," was released in late March.
La Voz Latina

D.C. Latino Tour

December 04, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

ARHU prof develops tour to highlight and chronicle history of D.C. Latino community.By Darlene ReyesStaff Writer, La Voz Latina 

Laroche Awarded 2011 John L. Cotter Award

December 03, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

Society for Historical Archaeology awards AMST professor Cheryl LaRoche the prestigious John L. Cotter Award. 
Centerpoint

Wilson Fellow Explores History Of Political Economy, Fairness In America

December 01, 2010 American Studies, History

Scholar Spotlight on Wilson Center Fellow and Associate Professor of History David Freund in Centerpoint .Centerpoint
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Alumni News: Old Face, New Place

November 23, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

Greivis Vasquez, AMST '10, Memphis Grizzlies guard, returned to D.C. to play Wizards at Verizon Center on UM themed night. 
theGrio.com

What Would You Do If Your Son Wanted To Be A Princess?

October 20, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies

AMST prof Sheri Parks weighs in on national interest related to a Seattle family who allow their 5-year-old to wear dresses, sequins and pink.