Department Of American Studies Receives 2013 Ethnic Minority Achievement Award

The President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues presents the Department of American Studies with the 2013 Outstanding Instructional Unit Award.

By Natalie Kornicks

The College of Arts and Humanities would like to congratulate the Department of American Studies on receiving the President’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues (PCEMI) 2013 Outstanding Instructional Unit Ethnic Minority Achievement Award. The PCEMI established Minority Achievement Awards to recognize faculty, staff, students and individual units that have made outstanding contributions to the university’s equity efforts. The awards also recognize those who have worked to improve racial climate on the College Park campus by creating an educational and work environment that is rich in diversity, inclusive and supporting of all students, faculty and staff.

“Diversity has long been a keyword in American studies, but consciously acting on behalf of inclusiveness has become much more pronounced, even systematic during the past decade,” said Nancy Struna, professor and chair of the Department of American Studies. “Indeed, we have learning outcomes for both our undergraduate and graduate programs that specifically address diversity topics and pedagogy.”

Congratulations again to the Department of American Studies on this achievement!