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Easter break 2026

March 31, 2026

Dear Students, From April 2nd to April 7th all ASC Offices will be closed due to the Easter break. On the 2nd and 7th of April the offices and library will have limited online availability. Wishing you happy holidays from everyone at the ASC!

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Klub Amerykański: Special Event 9.04

March 31, 2026

We warmly invite you to a meeting with American journalist Katherine Stewart, author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism” ,recently published in Polish by Czarne.

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Get to Know UW – spotkania informacyjne online dla kandydatów

March 18, 2026

Get to Know UW – online information meetings for prospective students Are you planning to study at the University of Warsaw in the 2026/2027 academic year? Join our online information meetings and learn more about study opportunities and the admission process at UW 📚

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ELS (Electronic student ID) extension

March 5, 2026

Dear Students, Extending the ELS (electronic student ID) validity will take place on: March 16 – 19, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In order to conduct the extensions smoothly please (if possible) submit your IDs collectively.

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Office hours

January 30, 2026

Dear Students, Next week I am going to hold my office hours on Tuesday, 03 February 2026: 10:00-11:30 in the office and 15:45-16:45 online. On Thursday, 05 February 2026: I will be available online 17:30-18:30. In the following week of winter holidays (09 February 2026 – 13 February 2026) there will be no office hours. I will resume my office hours on 17 February 2026.

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 Erasmus+ 2026/27 Recruitment Is Open

January 26, 2026

From Ankara to Venice, ASC has Erasmus+ agreements with universities across many European cities. The adventure starts now!

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Student research grant 2025/26

December 11, 2025

The American Studies Center is pleased to announce a competition for student research grants. The grants will support students’ work on their MA theses and BA papers written in conjunction with their BA seminars. As the research must be related to a BA paper or an MA thesis, 3rd-year BA students and MA students of all years will have priority.

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Holiday break at the ASC

December 9, 2025

We would like to inform you that the holiday break at the American Studies Center will take place from 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. On 22, 23, 29, 30 and 31 December the offices will have limited online availability.

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Call for Papers: “America and the World: A Reciprocal History of Influence and Exchange”

November 26, 2025

In 2026, the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw will celebrate its 50th anniversary, a landmark occasion that coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States. To mark these dual jubilees, we invite scholars to submit papers that explore the past, present, and future of the United States, its global impact, and the evolving role of American Studies as a field of inquiry.

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Szkolenie Fundacji Feminoteka “Jak reagować na molestowanie seksualne w przestrzeni publicznej?”

November 20, 2025

Zespół Równościowy Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego wraz z Fundacją Feminoteka zapraszają do udziału w bezpłatnym szkoleniu „Jak reagować na molestowanie seksualne w przestrzeni publicznej?”

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New Database Access at the University of Warsaw

November 17, 2025

The University of Warsaw is currently offering free access to several new digital resources. Below you will find details on each database, including descriptions and links for home access.

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Marcin Gajek’s Office Hours canceled

November 6, 2025

Dear Students, Office hours with Dr. Marcin Gajek are canceled next week (November 10–14).

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Celebrating 100 Years of the Kosciuszko Foundation

October 24, 2025

We are extremely proud that the ASC’s alumnus Marek Skulimowski, who serves as the President and Executive Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation, was today granted the Senate Medal of the Republic of Poland. 

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Call for Papers: “Post-Soviet Jewish Writing in Germany and North America: Textual, Cultural and Political Diasporic Networks”

October 22, 2025

As the next step within her IDUB Tandems for Excellence grant, Professor Karolina Krasuska is co-organizing a conference with the Institute of Languages, Cultures, and Societies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, titled: “Post-Soviet Jewish Writing in Germany and North America: Textual, Cultural, and Political Diasporic Networks.”

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Call for Participants: 24th Transatlantic Symposium 2025 on “Disability and Care”

October 16, 2025

Dr. Natalia Pamuła and Prof. Tomasz Basiuk are calling a meeting of ASC MA students interested in participating in the upcoming edition of the Transatlantic Symposium, an international graduate student conference held annually and preceded by a series of informal preparatory seminars.