One of the top American Studies departments in the world, the Program in American Culture offers Michigan students a chance to explore a range of topics from American history and literature to ethnic studies and pop culture.

The Program in American Culture is a dynamic, growing, and well-established undergraduate and graduate program designed to address specific populations, periods, and disciplines to provide an integrative and intercultural perspective. Career Potential

Housed in Haven Hall on central campus, home to a talented faculty of 42 instructors, the Program promotes an open and objective intellectual approach to knowledge, supporting the qualities and skills necessary to innovate and confront situations in our complex world.

Rackham Graduate Program in American Culture *

An interview with Amy Ku’uleialoha Stillman, lyricist for the 2009 Grammy Award winning album, Ikena.

Professor Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman On The Red Carpet *
Grammy award winner, Amy Stillman in Los Angeles.

Congratulations AC 2009 Graduates!!!

Professor Vince Diaz Featured Faculty in Spring 2009 LSA Magazine

Professor Larry La Fountain-Stokes organizes tribute to Ricardo Montalbán. *
The event was co-sponsored by the Program in American Culture, Department of Romance Languages and Literature and the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures.

John Bacon, AC/History Lecturer recipient of the 2009 Golden Apple Award for teaching *
This honor is bestowed by the student body at the Univeristy of Michigan to teachers who make an extraordinary impact on their student's educational experience and who “teach every lecture as if it were their last.” Listen to an excerpt of Professor Bacon's “ideal last lecture” delilvered on March 31, 2009 at Rackham Auditorium.

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