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Izzy MacFarlane declared American Studies as her major since it was tailored to many of her interests at the time such as working in the fields of law, government, public policy, and/or non profits.
Miloš Balać ’11 was the primary point person on the ground, connecting with the town and the team.
Earlier this year, the American Studies Program welcomed Mary Pat Brady and Chloe Ahmann as the new Program Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies, respectively. The two new faculty members will continue their professorships in their appointed departments while assuming responsibilities in their new roles.
“I’ve learned so many different things in American Studies, which has allowed me to be diverse and quick on my feet and have a wide variety of knowledge, which I think I would’ve only gotten through my coursework in American Studies…I encourage everyone to at least try them out for a little bit.”
From contemporary ephemera to a missive from Ezra himself, the historic containers are relics of an earlier Cornell.
Some Americans felt betrayed when Oprah Winfrey recently revealed that she had taken weight-loss medication, writes Adrienne Bitar, lecturer in the American Studies Program, in a CNN op-ed.
A Cornell historian says one of the most important aspects of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was his insistence on speaking up against social and economic injustice.
Faculty Spotlight - Maria Cristina Garcia, Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow
Need a present for the Cornellian on your list? Here are titles on University history, traditions, songs, famous alums—even recipes!
Three A&S faculty members are recipients of 2023 Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards, which honor a sustained commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.
Beginning October 16, students can enroll in a wide range of online courses taught by Cornell faculty.
The performance will feature singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré, who wrote the music for the original production.
Learn how Elizabeth Rene incorporates her interests in the U.S. legal system with American Studies' interdisciplinary curriculum.
Held Oct. 20-21, “Lest Silence Be Destructive" will feature readings, discussions and the first public performance of a musical album based on Viramontes' work.
Learn about how Sylver Garcia embodies her southern roots on campus as she finishes up her last year at Cornell.
Olivia Ochoa shares her first generation experience and journey as an AMST major and social justice advocate
The corridor is a consortium of 11 universities and colleges endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Learn about how Amara Valerio's was able to incorporate her interests in the arts and social justice during her four years at Cornell, both in and out of the classroom.
Learn about how Maggie Sandler's passion for film led her to major in American Studies.
Glenn Altschuler, Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies is retiring on January 1, 2024.
Jamelle Bouie, columnist for the New York Times, will be the featured speaker at the 2023 Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture Sept. 12.
Nexus Scholars spent eight weeks this summer working with researchers on campus on projects in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.
The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
Commentary in the Washington Post: Americans have never agreed about what should be taught when it comes to our nation’s history and government, which has real implications for schoolchildren.
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
Claudia León is an American Studies major.
Rayna Klugherz is a history of art and American studies major.
Celia Shapiro is a government and American studies major.
May 2, MacArthur Fellow P. Gabrielle Foreman will give a talk, “Why Didn’t We Know?!: The Forgotten History of the Colored Conventions and 19th-Century Black Political Organizing,” on the history of 19th century Black activism.
Jessica Rosberger recent acceptance into the 3+3 Pathways Program allows her to matriculate at Cornell Law School and combine her undergraduate and graduate years of study.
Learn more about Tom Bradbeer's '25 unique blend of professional and academic experience during his four years at Cornell.
Students interested in the way history is reflected in monuments, memorials, museum exhibitions, oral histories and in other ways can now sign up to minor in public history.
Learn more about Coco balances her academic interests in business, American Studies, and beauty, alongside her horse riding hobby.
Professor Glenn Altschuler: results of the Tuesday election will affect the future of abortion and gerrymandering and shed key insight into constituent sentiment around judicial candidates.
The American Studies major nailed her March 12 audition, making a childhood wish come true.
On March 28, Andy Warner ’06, author of the memoir "Spring Rain" and several other books, will explore the power of graphic media to tell true stories.
Learn more about the classes that Lelani Gorham took to realize that the American Studies major is the perfect fit for her.
Cornell history maven Corey Earle ’07 is running a Twitter poll with 64 contenders—and you can vote.
Learn more about how senior Celia Shapiro is on track to complete double majors in American Studies and Government and triple minors in Inequality Studies; Crime, Prisons, Education and Justice; and Public Policy.
Callista Wessells shares how she was able to incorporate her interests in law through her coursework and summers as a Cornell American Studies major.
Jalen Desravines '23 shares his intersectional interests and how they tie in with American Studies.
Madeline Rosenberg shares her journey and experience as part of the American Studies Program, allowing her to integrate her interests in public policy, literature, and journalism.
On Oct. 17th, Cornell University’s Board of Trustees appointed Prof. Shirley Samuels as Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies.
This professorship, inaugurated by Prof. Glenn Altschuler in 1998, honors the Litwins’ passion for the study of literature, culture, and American heritage.
Earning her B.A, M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Samuels began her career as an Assistant Professor of English at Princeton University in 1985. In 1986, she started teaching in what is now Cornell’s Department of Literatures in English. After serving in different administrative roles, such as Chair of History of Art and the Flora Rose House Professor, in 2017, she was appointed Director of Undergraduate Studies for American Studies and in 2021 she became Director of American Studies.
Samuels will teach American Voices: Performing America (ENGL 1158) in the upcoming spring semester, which focuses on drama.
Samuels’ work extends beyond the scope of the classroom as she has written or edited multiple books such as Facing America: Iconography and the Civil War. Her current work in progress is titled “Haunted by the Civil War: Cultural Testimony in the Nineteenth-Century United States.”
“I’ve always worked at a boundary, or set of boundaries, that includes literature, politics, history, visual culture, photography,” she notes. Samuels’ focus on the Civil War involves noticing its similarity to the current political divide in the United States. “I have the sense of being haunted by the resurgence of polarization in the United States resembling the north south polarization during the Civil War.” In developing arguments about the nineteenth century she notices, “Not only the resistance to ending the practice of slavery but also the resistance to thinking about different ideologies in the United States. It seems that almost 200 years later, we’re still doing that,” she adds.
The professorship will be effective Jan 1, 2023
The launch of Social Fabric: Land, Labor, and the World the Textile Industry Created, which is part of a larger series of exhibits called Threads of History: Textiles at Cornell, highlights AMST senior Claudia León's work about marginalized garment workers throughout histories.
The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
The program matches undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from across the College.
Affirmative action still has a vital role to play for addressing the history of discrimination: perspective by Glenn Altschuler
The Asian American Studies Program will hold a symposium with second director Gary Okihiro and other events this year.