Oct 10 | LGBTQ History Goes to School (A book talk by Don Romesburg) October 8, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil 📚 Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (A book talk by Don Romesburg) đź“… Friday, October 10 đź•• 4:30–6:30 PM 📍 Hybrid: Concourse 201/202 or Virtual On Friday, October 10, 4:30-6:00pm, please join the American Social History Project (ASHP) to celebrate the publication of Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (Temple University Press,… Read More
Due by Nov 2 | 20th-Century US Foundations: Fellowship Opportunity & Spring 2026 Course Offering October 8, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil 20th-Century US Foundations: Fellowship Opportunity & Spring 2026 Course Offering The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at the CUNY Graduate Center is offering up to eight $1,250 fellowships for participants in a spring 2026 course on 20th-Century American Foundations developed in collaboration with the doctoral program in history and the Rockefeller Archive Center [RAC].… Read More
Due by Dec 5 | NYU Tisch’s CRS Call for Papers for Spring 2026 Conference October 8, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil CALL FOR PAPERS: Graduate Student Conference 2026 3rd – 4th April 2026 Theme: Sprockets/Selvage/Shores Keynote: Emily Johnson Deadline to submit: December 5th, 2025 Sponsored by the Center for Research & Study at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, this graduate student conference is organized by the joint effort of students within the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema… Read More
Oct 10 | Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (A book talk by Don Romesburg) October 8, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil 📚 Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (A book talk by Don Romesburg) đź“… Friday, October 10 đź•• 4:30–6:30 PM 📍 Hybrid: Concourse 201/202 or Virtual On Friday, October 10, 4:30-6:00pm, please join the American Social History Project (ASHP) to celebrate the publication of Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (Temple University… Read More
Next Thur Oct 9 | How to Practice American Studies in the Trump Era October 2, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil Thursday, Oct 9, 4pm – 6pm English Department Lounge, room 4409 Interested in American Studies? Curious about how others lean into their scholarship in this current political climate? Come gather informally with other scholars, writers and grad students practicing various aspects of American Studies. Refreshments will be served. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/2p8ysth6 … Read More
Due Feb 27 | Applications for the Belle Zeller Scholarship October 1, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil We are currently accepting applications for the 2026 cycle for the Belle Zeller Scholarship, with awards designated for the fall of 2026. The scholarship, established in 1979 in honor of Professor Belle Zeller, recognizes her pioneering contributions to the American Labor Movement and her tenure at Brooklyn College from 1930 until her retirement in 1973.… Read More
Due Nov 15 | Applications for 2026 Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships October 1, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil 2026 Gaius Charles Bolin Dissertation and Post-MFA Fellowship: Political Science – Employment Qualifications The Bolin Fellowships are awarded to applicants who show exceptional promise as scholars, who have an interest in and capacity for teaching students in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to, among other things, race, gender, citizenship, ethnicity, religion,… Read More
Sep 30 | Happy Nostalgia: Book Talk with Dr. David Humphries September 24, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil The MA in Liberal Studies (MALS) program invites you to a night of music, memory, and conversation: 🎶 Happy Nostalgia: Book Talk with Dr. David Humphries đź“… Tuesday, September 30 đź•• 6:00–7:15 PM (refreshments to follow) 📍 Skylight Room What does it mean to look back at the music of the ’90s with “happy nostalgia”? … Read More
May 18 | NY Metro – American Studies Association annual brunch May 16, 2025 | Rukshana Jalil NYMASA BRUNCH 5/18/2025 SUNDAY (11am – 2pm) It’s time again for the legendary NYMASA (NY Metro chapter of the American Studies Association – nymasa.com) Spring Brunch on Sun, May 18 11AM-2PM! Hosted by a NYMASA member, the brunch is a terrific way to meet fellow Americanists from the region, catch up with friends, and eat… Read More