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Announcement of Dr. Scott Kurashige Stepping Down From Executive Director Role
Monday, November 6, 2023 – Scott Kurashige has announced that he is moving on from his position as Executive Director of the American Studies Association. The ASA wants to acknowledge Scott’s committed service to the Association in several capacities, as President-Elect (2018-19), President (2019-20), Past-President (2020-21), and then as our Executive Director starting in April 2022.
We’d like to begin with our thanks to Scott for having steered the organization into a period of greater financial stability and institutional growth. Furthermore, the successful Spring 2023 hire of two new Program Coordinators—one for Membership and Events and the other for Media ...(Read more)
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ASA President's Statement on Black Lives Matter and the Rebellion of 2020
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Update from ASA President-Elect, introducing “Freedom Courses”
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NEH Offers Emergency Relief Funding to Cultural Institutions Affected by Coronavirus
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Call for Applications or Nominations for Standing or Prize Committees
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Council Endorses MLA Statement on COVID-19 and Academic Labor
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Critical Disability Studies Caucus Mentorship Program
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Feminist in a Software Lab awarded 2018 Garfinkel Prize
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STMC Meeting / Happy Hour / Planning for Honolulu (ASA 2019)
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Critical Disability Studies Caucus Graduate Student Paper Award
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Call for Submissions: ASA Sports Studies Caucus Graduate Student Paper Prize
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Regional Chapter News: September 2018
Posted for Regional Chapters, American Studies Association of Texas, California American Studies Association, Chesapeake American Studies Association, Eastern American Studies Association, Great Lakes American Studies Association, Hawai’i American Studies Association, Kentucky-Tennessee American Studies Association, Mid-America American Studies Association, New England American Studies Association, New York Metro American Studies Association, Pacific Northwest American Studies Association, Rocky Mountain American Studies Association, Southeastern American Studies Association in Community Updates