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American Studies and Engineering Student Wins Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

June 05, 2019 American Studies

Double major Emelia Gold ’19 fuses humanistic and scientific inquiry.

Dr. Sies Receives "Most Valuable Professor" Award!

February 27, 2019 American Studies

Dr. Mary Corbin Sies received the "Most Valuable Professor" Award.

NBC News

Janelle Wong Discusses Affirmative Action With Nbc News

January 11, 2019 American Studies

Janelle Wong Discusses Affirmative Action with NBC News

The Conversation

Evangelical Christians Are Racially Diverse – And Hold Diverse Views on Immigration

November 01, 2018 American Studies

Many evangelicals are not white - and many don't support Trump's views on immigration.

The Atlantic

Dr. Farman Talks "Delayed Response" With The Atlantic

November 01, 2018 American Studies

Dr. Jason Farman recently sat down for a fascinating interview with The Atlantic regarding his new book, Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure

September 25, 2018 American Studies, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics

22 faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities have received promotion and/or tenure.

2018-19 New Faculty Appointments

September 11, 2018 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Japanese, Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes the new faculty cohort to UMD.

South China Morning Post

Op/Ed: How Call Centres Help the Philippines Rebrand as a Hub for Service Excellence

September 09, 2018 American Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

As the global economy’s biggest ‘back office’, the Southeast Asian nation is increasingly seeking to depict its workers as educated, empathetic and fluent in English.

Graduating American Studies Major Will Work with the D.C. Legal Counsel for the Elderly

September 04, 2018 American Studies

Autumn Thompson, ’18 majored in American studies with a policy concentration.

AP News

Ms. Foundation Strategic Plan to Focus on Women of Color

August 07, 2018 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The Ms. Foundation for Women will put $25 million over five years toward organizations that are led by and focus on women and girls of color.