Professor Ben Frey continues his extraordinary work on the preservation of the Cherokee language. Ben aims to revitalize the language by increasing the number of day-to-day contexts in which it is spoken. Part of this work has involved creating Cherokee-speaking … Read more

Professor Sharon Holland, now the Townsend Ludington Distinguished Professor of American Studies, co-taught a new “super course” that explored issues of race, gender, sexuality and inclusion, highlighting topics such as racial profiling, gender discrimination, identity formation, social and environmental justice … Read more

American Studies students at every level continue to make wonderful contributions. Students delivered presentations at professional conferences including: the American Studies Association and American Folklore Society. They have won competitive undergraduate and graduate research awards. And, importantly, they have engaged … Read more