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The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is a multi-disciplinary membership based organization committed to raising awareness and understanding of Canada and the bilateral relationship. ACSUS supports research and academic activity through its publications, conferences, and grant programs; promotes the academy through active advocacy and outreach; and positions the community by profiling the scope and diversity of research undertaken by the ACSUS membership in the humanities and social sciences.
The level of interdependence between Canada and theUnited States makes this partnership each county's most important bilateral relationship. The academic community plays an important part in helping to educate policy makers and the public-private sectors about the economic, political, trade, security, defense, environmental, technological, scientific, and cultural dimensions of Canada-US relations.
In the United States there are more than seventy universities teaching courses on Canada to an estimated 20,000 undergraduate students each year. Five regional associations are also actively engaged in raising awareness ofCanada. The integrated nature of the Canada-US partnership demands future leaders possessing the tools to successfully navigate an increasingly complex world. The academic community represented and supported by ACSUS is key to this future success.
ACSUS serves its members and the community by:
Supporting teaching, research, and outreach on Canada and Canadian studies;
Publishing a refereed journal, The American Review of Canadian Studies;
Holding a biennial conference in odd-numbered years, consisting of papers, panels, and speakers, that provides a forum for disseminating information and research on Canada across all disciplines;
Holding a biennial colloquium in even-numbered years in Canada to explore an interdisciplinary topic in an intimate setting;
Maintaining communication linkages via newsletters and the Internet;
Publishing various textbooks and monographs for use in the classroom;
Providing fellowships, grants, and subventions for teachers, students, and scholars;
Recognizing excellence in Canadian studies through various awards for service, scholarship, and teaching;
Facilitating favorable relations and intellectual exchanges with other Canadian studies organizations;
Promoting linkages with government agencies and businesses that share an interest in improving Canadian-American relations;
With the goal of improving our understanding of Canada's history, literature, arts, peoples, cultures, politics, economy, and role in the international community.
Christopher Kirkey
Christina Keppie
Andrew Holman
Amy Sotherden
Eric Weeks
David Yerger
Councilor
Christopher Sands
Sharon Beckford-Foster
Katherine Roberts
Alexandre Couture Gagnon
Stephanie Bangarth
Julie Barker Holland
Special Counsel to the President
For all committees, membership is for the 2020-2022 term.
Awards Committee (for all ACSUS and ICCS Awards)
David Yerger, Indiana University
Sharon Beckford-Foster, Rochester Institute of Technology
Alexandre Couture Gagnon, University of Texas-Rio Grande
Stephanie Bangarth, Kings University College at Western University
Cecil A. Foster, University at Buffalo - SUNY
PAST PRESIDENTS OF ACSUS
1971: Richard A. Preston, Duke University
1971-73: Dale C. Thomson, Johns Hopkins SAIS
1973-75: Victor M. Howard, Michigan State University
1975-77: Edward J. Miles, University of Vermont
1977-79: Roger F. Swanson, Johns Hopkins SAIS
1979-81: Gerard F. Rutan, Western Washington University
1981-83: Ronald Tallman, University of Maine
1983-85: Peter Karl Kresl, Bucknell University
1985-87: J. Richard Beach, SUNY Plattsburgh
1987-89: Charles F. Doran, Johns Hopkins SAIS
1989-91: Victor Konrad, Foundation for Educational Exchange/The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program
1991-93: Earl H. Fry, Brigham Young University
1993-95: Karen L. Gould, Bowling Green State University
1995-97: Joseph T. Jockel, St. Lawrence University
1997-99: Gregory Mahler, Kalamazoo College
1999-2001: Donald K. Alper, Western Washington University
2001-03: Thomas G. Barnes, University of California Berkeley
2003-05: George T. Sulzner, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2005-07: Diddy R.M. Hitchins, University of Alaska Anchorage
2007-09: Patrick James, University of Southern California
2009-10: Douglas Nord, Western Washington University
2010-11: Tamara Woroby, Johns Hopkins SAIS and Towson University
2011-13: Myrna Delson-Karan, CUNY/Queen's College
2013-15: Kenneth Holland, Ball State University
2015-17: Munroe Eagles, University at Buffalo, SUNY
2017-19: James McHugh, University of Akron