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We hope you are staying safe and having a good first month of classes! 

Department Leadership

Prof. Tom Guglielmo | Department Chair 
Prof. Melani McAlister | Director of Undergraduate Studies
Prof. Jamie Cohen-Cole | Director of Graduate Studies
Prof. Elaine Peña | M.A. Adviser
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     UPCOMING EVENTS 


  • September 20: Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance
  • September 20: D.C. Mondays: 111 Places in Washington That You Must Not Miss
  • September 22: Museums Today: Why Monetizing University Museum Collections is A Bad Idea
  • September 24: Consortium of Race and Gender Scholars Webinar Series: Framing Racial Justice In Public Administration
  • October 1: The Segregated City
  • To view all upcoming events, click here.

Deadlines are approaching fast for: 
  • September 30: NeMLA 53rd Annual Convention 
  • October 15: Lincoln University - Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the Mid-Atlantic
  • October 15: Rutgers Art Review
  • November 1: New Errands: The Undergraduate Journal of American Studies

    To view all calls for papers, click here.
Coming up! Deadlines for applications:   
  • September 30: National Churchill Leadership Center (NCLC) Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • October 4: LSA Collegiate Fellowship
  • October 5:  2022-24 SIFK Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Instructor
  • October 7: NEH Residential Fellowships
  • October 12: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program
     

     To view all fellowships and prizes, click here.


  • September 30: Improving Descriptive Practices for Asian Pacific American Collections Internship - Smithsonian National Museum of American History
  • October 1: Indigenous and Native North American Studies, Open Search - Princeton University
  • October 15: HASTAC Scholars Fellowship
  • October 15: Recent Alumni Trustee - GWU

    To view jobs and internships, click here.
    To view undergrad jobs and internships, click here

Department Shoutouts!

  • Dr. Thomas Dolan, PhD '21 has received a Fulbright US Scholar award to join the History dept at the American University Cairo in the coming year. Way to go! 
  • Chase Kleber, BA '21 won the Julian Clement Chase Prize for his research paper "Sundays in the Park" on Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park. 

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