News & Events

Spring 2015 Department News

Megan Black accepts a postdoctoral fellowship in Global American Studies at Harvard University

We would like to congratulate Megan Black, one of the American Studies PhD students, on her acceptance to a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Global American Studies at Harvard University.

Craig Allen receives Phillip T. Amsterdam Award

One of our TAs here in the American Studies Department, Craig Allen, recently won the Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

Jacqueline Drayer

We would like to congratulate our BA/MA student, Jacqueline Drayer, on being awarded the Fulbright Study Research Grant!

Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown, a doctoral candidate here at the American Studies Department, recently won the Graduate Student Essay Award from the North American Society for Sport History.

News & Events

Michael Horka Wins 2016 Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Award

Congratulations to PhD candidate Michael Horka for being awarded the Philip J. Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Award for excellence! Michael is an exceptional TA, and we are thrilled that he has been recognized for his dedication to educating our students. You can read more about Michael and his teaching strategies here.

Craig Lanier Allen Wins 2015 Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

American Studies PhD student Craig Lanier Allen has been named one of three university-wide recipients of the 2015 Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Established in Spring 2004 to honor university alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Philip S. Amsterdam (BA '62), this award recognizes "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to GW teaching," as well as "the important contribution the university's graduate students make to the educational process."

Graduate Student Donates 5-year Gift to Department

Libby Ellsworth-Kasch has pledged a five-year annual donation to the Department of American Studies in support of student research. The Jeffrey C. Kasch foundation, established by her late father, supports education, and Libby is working with the foundation to underwrite research by students in American Studies. In particular, their yearly donations for the next five years will go to helping graduate and undergraduate students who have travel or other expenses related to their original research projects.

Read more about this generous gift here.

Shannon Davies-Mancus Wins 2014 Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

American Studies PhD student Shannon Davies Mancus has been named one of three university-wide recipients of the 2014 Philip Amsterdam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Established in Spring 2004 to honor university alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Philip S. Amsterdam (BA '62), this award recognizes "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to GW teaching," as well as "the important contribution the university's graduate students make to the educational process."

The Horton-Vlach Fund for American Studies

In honor of two of our emeritus Professors, James Horton and John Vlach, the department has launched the Horton-Vlach Fund for American Studies. This fund honors the extraordinary research and teaching done by both of these scholars, the students they have influenced, and their legacy in their multiple fields of interest. You can read more about the fund here.

Donations to the fund will support research and teaching by faculty and students in American Studies at GW. To donate to the fund, click here.

Dr. James Miller receives one the University at Buffalo’s most prestigious annual honors, the Distinguished Alumni Award

Please join us in congratulating American Studies Professor James Miller, who has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Buffalo! This award is given in recognition of exceptional career accomplishments, community or university service, and research and scholarly activity.