ABOUT ACSUS
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 onCanada 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.
HISTORY
ACSUS was formally established during a conference held at Duke University in 1971. Until 1975, the Association was managed through the Canadian Center at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University. Between 1975 and 1984, ACSUS was an affiliate of Meridian House International. In 1982, through the generous assistance of the Exxon Education Foundation, ACSUS established its secretariat in Washington, D.C., and in 1984, ACSUS became completely independent and relocated to the National Center for Higher Education; the relocation was due in part to the Association's rapid and dramatic growth and the assistance of the William H. Donner Foundation. As of January 2014, ACSUS is located at the University at Buffalo - The State University of New York.
CONTACT US:
Association of Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS); 732 Clemens Hall, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 14260.
Info@acsus.org