Announcements

The American Studies Department congratulates Professor Andy Urban on his three-year Mellon Foundation-funded effort, New Jersey Monuments to Migration and Labor, to create public art exhibits, monument installations, and educational and cultural programs that recognize the contributions of immigrant and migrant workers in New Jersey.

The American Studies department congratulates Professor Lou Masur on the publication of his new book, A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship. The book examines a storied friendship between two of America's founders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison--one that endured for fifty years--and the roadtrip that forged it. "Brisk and learned, engaging, and illuminating, Lou...

The Department of American Studies proudly presents an advance screening of AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED on Thursday, November 14, 7-9 PM, at the Rutgers Cinema, Livingston Campus, 105 Joyce Kilmer Ave., Piscataway. Perhaps now, more than ever, we need to understand this untold history, as we chart a path forwards in these terrible times. AMERICAN MUSLIMS is a landmark series of short docum...

Professor Carla Cevasco has been named an Early Career Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers for 2024-25. The fellowship is awarded to our "most promising, early career scholars working in the areas of social justice and racial inequality" at Rutgers. Congratulations to Professor Cevaso!