Department Highlights

Faculty Highlights

Dr. Courtney Sato awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her project titled, "Pacific Internationalisms: Asian American Mobility, Gender, and Empire in the Interwar Period".

Dr. Mary McNeil awarded a 2024-2025 Faculty Fellowship position at the Center for Humanities at Tufts.

Welcome AB Huber - In Fall 2022, AB will be a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.

Welcome Mary McNeil - In Fall 2022, Mary will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.

Welcome Sarah E. K. Fong - In Fall 2020, Sarah will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.

Sarah E. K. Fong is a 2020-2021 recipient of the Neubauer Fund for Faculty Excellence.

Student Highlights

Naima Ellis Daniels, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('29), was awarded a 2026 RCD Essay Prize.

Ramón Suzuki López, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('27), was awarded a 2026 RCD Essay Prize.

Anneke Chan, Asian American Studies ('25), was awarded a 2025 RCD Essay Prize.

Anya Kalucki, American Studies ('26), was awarded a 2025 RCD Essay Prize.

Samantha Jonas, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('26), was selected to receive a 2025 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship in the area of Tribal Public Policy.

Nikhil Vootkur, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('25), was nominated for the 2025 Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship.

Claire Robinson, American Studies ('25), was selected to receive a 2025 Ellen C. Myers Memorial Prize.

Ziyi Billy Zeng, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('25), received the 2025 Audrey Hale Prize.

Benicio Branco, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('26), was selected to receive a 2025 Community Building Award.

Paola Ruiz Manrique, Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies ('25), was selected to receive a 2025 Mary Grant Charles Prize Scholarship.

Emara Saez, American Studies ('25), was selected to receive a 2025 Constantine Ghikas Prize in Romance Languages.

Parker Breza, American Studies and Colonialism Studies, was awarded a 2019 American Studies Best Honors Thesis scholarship. Parker graduated with High Honors in Thesis and Cum Laude.

Alexandra Ellison, American Studies and Colonialism Studies, was awarded a 2019 RCD award for Best Essay. Alexandra graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Morgan Leppla, American Studies and Colonialism Studies, was awarded a 2019 RCD award for Best Essay. Morgan graduated with Highest Honors in Thesis and Summa Cum Laude.

Zoeey Carter Wilkinson, American Studies and Colonialism Studies, was awarded a 2019 American Studies Best Honors Thesis scholarship. Zoeey graduated Summa Cum Laude. Additionally, Zoeey was selected as a 2019 Truman Scholar.