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We have upwards of sixty faculty affiliates who bridge the social sciences and humanities in three major areas of activity: undergraduate teaching, research, and programming for the University community and beyond. </p> <p>Based in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, CSUS was established in 1999 to build and promote the University of Toronto's resources in American Studies and U.S.-focused research and teaching. Our goal is to build on our position as the premier site for interdisciplinary research, teaching, and public programming regarding the United States, the Americas more broadly, and the impact of the United States globally.</p> <p>We scholars in the social sciences and humanities collaborate closely with experts in law, education, and public policy. This emphasis on the interface between the social sciences and humanities sets us apart from some of our peers in the U.S., where American Studies programs and centres are often primarily humanities-focused. In addition to bridging the social sciences and humanities, we balance a focus on the U.S. as an object of study with transnational, comparative, and international approaches. </p></div> </div> </div> <blockquote class="m-quote m-quote--image"> <div class="m-quote__image"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_200/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=IJEOi5Ou 200w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_400/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=5HFLbjbL 400w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_500/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=YRwttpIJ 500w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=Y9ekksuR 600w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_800/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=rNF4KgPD 800w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_1000/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=1emsc79D 1000w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_1250/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=4mp6tSfc 1250w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_1500/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=eUBrYrkM 1500w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_1750/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=_bnrj1kE 1750w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_2000/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=SbIOP108 2000w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_2500/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=3GIInhcl 2500w, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_3000/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=OMS0zhZQ 3000w" sizes="(min-width:1280px) 372px, (min-width:900px) calc(33vw - 40px), (min-width:600px) calc(50vw - 40px), calc(100vw - 40px)" width="600" height="543" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/media/images/2023-07/rh_frames_headshot.jpg.jpg?itok=Y9ekksuR" alt="Rick Halpern sitting in front of a window wearing glasses and a grey sweater." /> </div> <div class="m-quote__text-wrapper--image"> <span class="m-quote-title__border-top blue"></span> <div class="m-quote__body--image"> <div class="s-wysiwyg">“Toronto is an ideal -- and in some ways privileged -- vantage point from which to study the United States. CSUS makes the most of this distinctive position.”</div> </div> <div class="m-quote__source"> - Rick Halpern, Director, CSUS </div> <div class="m-quote__button"> <h2 class="a-heading__h4 has-link " > <a href="/person/rick-halpern" > Learn more about Rick <span class="a-heading__last-word">Halpern <span class="a-heading__icon"> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" ></i> </span> </span> </a> </h2> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section__wrapper l-section-spacing-top--standard l-section-spacing-bottom--standard theme--blue-light "> <div class="l-section-1--[zone--10] " > <div class="l-section__zone-1 l-flex " > <div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-a4c5e58de341f75813031ef7f9153d3fe4929a231e90fa1a79d251aa7b46c1e8"> </div> </div> <div class="o-listing"> <div class="o-listing__title"> <h2 class="a-heading__h2 " > Upcoming events </h2> </div> <div class="o-listing__items l-flex"> <div class="o-listing__item"> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed"> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__date "> <span class="a-date--calendar"> <span class="a-date--calendar__start-day"> <span class="a-date--calendar__day">28</span> <span class="a-date--calendar__month">Mar</span> </span> </span> </div> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__content"> <div class="m-listing-item-event__content-top-part"> <div class="m-listing-item-event__series-and-title"> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__title"> <h4 class="a-heading__h4 has-link " > <a href="/event/tip-toeing-through-tulips-congress-how-congressional-attention-constrains-covert-action" > Tip-toeing through the Tulips with Congress: How Congressional Attention Constrains Covert <span class="a-heading__last-word">Action <span class="a-heading__icon"> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" ></i> </span> </span> </a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__info-wrapper"> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__format-date"> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__format"> In-person </div> <span class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__format-date-spacer"> | </span> <div class="m-listing-item-event--condensed__date-time"> <span class="a-date"> <span class="a-date__start"> March 28, 2025 | 12:00PM - 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The program is right for you if you are excited to learn from and with students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds in a truly interdisciplinary environment. Our small and topical core American Studies courses allow you to keep up with the evolving world and to understand, “what is America, to who, and how can we study it?” </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="m-button m-button__left top-space--none bottom-space--standard"> <h4 class="a-heading__h4 has-link " > <a href="/csus/american-studies" > Learn more about the <span class="a-heading__last-word">program <span class="a-heading__icon"> <i class="fas fa-chevron-right" data-fa-transform="" data-fa-mask="" ></i> </span> </span> </a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section__wrapper l-section-spacing-top--standard l-section-spacing-bottom--standard theme--blue "> <div class="l-section-1--[zone--12] " > <div class="l-section__zone-1 l-flex " > <div> <div class="o-listing"> <div class="o-listing__title"> <h2 class="a-heading__h2 " > Recent news from CSUS </h2> </div> <div class="o-listing__items l-grid--3col"> <div class="o-listing__item"> <div class="m-card u-shadow__box u-shadow__box--focus contextual-region"> <div class="m-card__image-icon--wrapper"> <div class="m-card__banner"> <img width="600" height="400" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_200/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=OTCU3xMr 200w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_400/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=-NtFCMBT 400w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=mrJQGWp6 600w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_860/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=QbtqmrBM 900w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_1200/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=aOeY8zON 1200w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_1500/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=eJ-jwMqO 1500w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_1800/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=Twp9vLin 1800w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_2000/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=_ZBU18E2 2000w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_2500/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=nf40rO1v 2500w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_2800/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=bkjVOUdT 2800w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_3000/public/assets/media/images/2025-01/img_5384.jpeg.webp?itok=ShaUXSKz 3000w" sizes="(min-width:1280px) 372px, (min-width:900px) calc(33vw - 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