Perhaps the most odious aspect of the decision of the association of American Studies (ASA) to boycott Israeli universities is its name.

After the American Studies Association supported BDS in 2013, The Chronicle reported more than 80 university presidents denounced the action.

Our Latin American studies program is a member of the International Latin American Studies Association and the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Both groups advocate for the education and ...

The American Sign Language and deaf cultural studies minor prepares students in the multidisciplinary study of American Sign Language and deaf culture. The minor is open to hearing and deaf students ...

Early last month, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)—the organization that oversees the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and cosponsors the accrediting body for all medical ...

The general membership of the Association for Asian American Studies unanimously approves a resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities.

Before joining the faculty at William & Mary, Rosen taught at the University of Michigan in the Program in American Culture (courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery and emancipation, and ...

American studies is practical, which means the everyday is taken as seriously as the esoteric, and the lessons learned in the classroom are applied to work in communities and public institutions. As a ...

Since 1885, the Association of American Physicians (AAP), an honorary medical society, has advocated for the advancement of scientific and practical medicine by promoting professional and social ...

Each year, the British Association of American Studies (BAAS) seeks essays that explore an aspect of the American experience, researched and written by UK-based undergraduate students. Essays engaging ...

The push for ethnic studies — in this case Asian American studies — fits the tradition of how these programs come to be. It’s rarely the brainchild of administrators or faculty.” ...

Given that Asian American studies started in the 1960s and 1970s because of student activism, political activism has remained central to the field.