The professional staff of the Department of American Culture are available to help current and prospective students and faculty understand and feel part of the American Culture community, College and University. Our knowledgeable staff are dedicated to supporting students, serving as liaisons with alumni and alumnae, helping to recruit first-rate graduate students and faculty, and building bridges with other units in the College and University.
Business Hours
Monday – Friday | 8 AM - 5 PM (Fall & Winter); 8 AM - 4:30 PM (Spring & Summer)
Surface Mail
505 S. State Street, 3700 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045
Department Leadership
Office of the Chair
Chair — Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes | Voicemail: 734-615-6473
Associate Chair and Director of the UG Studies Program — John Cheney-Lippold | 734-764-6799
Director of the Graduate Studies Program — Magdalena Zaborowska | 734-615-8866
Ethnic Studies Programs
Director of Arab and Muslim American Studies — Juan Cole | 734-764-6305
Director of Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies — Victor Mendoza
Director of Latina/o Studies — Ashley Lucas | 734-763-1860
Director of Native American Studies — Amy Stillman | 734-763-5559
American Culture: Administrators & Staff
Contact Mary: to schedule an appointment with the chair and for chair's signature; if you have questions about Budgeted Faculty and Executive Committee Meetings; and for matters related to tenure-track faculty recruitment, reviews, sabbatical & leave requests, and FARs
(voicemail only) 734-615-6473
